#VU30595 Input validation error in Smarty - CVE-2011-1028

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#VU30595 Input validation error in Smarty - CVE-2011-1028

Published: November 20, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU30595
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1028
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Smarty
Software vendor:
smarty.php.net

Description

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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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