Input validation error in Smarty - CVE-2011-1028
Published: November 20, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU30595
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1028
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The $smarty.template variable in Smarty3 allows attackers to possibly execute arbitrary PHP code via the sysplugins/smarty_internal_compile_private_special_variable.php file.
Affected software
Smarty
How to mitigate CVE-2011-1028
Install update from vendor's website.
Smarty - update to 3.0.7