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GHSA-4RMG-292M-WG3W

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-29 18:44 – Updated: 2025-11-04 16:50

Summary

Smarty vulnerable to PHP Code Injection by malicious attribute in extends-tag

Details

Impact

Template authors could inject php code by choosing a malicous file name for an extends-tag. Users that cannot fully trust template authors should update asap.

Patches

Please upgrade to the most recent version of Smarty v4 or v5. There is no patch for v3.

Severity ?

7.3 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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  "modified": "2025-11-04T16:50:38Z",
  "published": "2024-05-29T18:44:30Z",
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CVE-2024-35226 (GCVE-0-2024-35226)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-05-28 20:55 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:54

Summary

Smarty is a template engine for PHP, facilitating the separation of presentation (HTML/CSS) from application logic. In affected versions template authors could inject php code by choosing a malicious file name for an extends-tag. Sites that cannot fully trust template authors should update asap. All users are advised to update. There is no patch for users on the v3 branch. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Severity ?

7.3 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CWE

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

Assigner

GitHub_M

References

URL

Tags

	https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/security/adv…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/commit/0be92…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	smarty-php	smarty	Affected: >= 5.0.0, < 5.1.1 Affected: >= 3.0.0, < 4.5.3

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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