SB2022032835 - Ubuntu update for smarty3

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 6 vulnerabilities.

1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-13982)

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in Smarty_Security::isTrustedResourceDir(). A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.

2) PHP file inclusion (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16831)

CWE-ID: CWE-98 - Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to include and execute arbitrary PHP files on the server.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect input validation when including PHP files. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the affected application, bypass the trusted_dir protection mechanism via a file:./../ substring in an include statemen, include and execute arbitrary PHP code on the system with privileges of the web server.

3) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-21408)

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote user with access to template can run restricted static PHP methods.

4) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-26119)

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges within the application.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions and allows to escape sandbox by allowing to access the $smarty.template_object. A remote user can perform template injection and execute arbitrary PHP code on the server.

5) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-26120)

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary PHP code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing data passed via an unexpected function name after a "{function name=" substring. A remote user can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary PHP code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

6) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-29454)

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary PHP code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote user can inject a malicious math string into he PHP template and execute arbitrary PHP code on the system.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5348-1