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FKIE_CVE-2022-29221

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-05-24 15:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 04:39
Severity
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Smarty is a template engine for PHP, facilitating the separation of presentation (HTML/CSS) from application logic. Prior to versions 3.1.45 and 4.1.1, template authors could inject php code by choosing a malicious {block} name or {include} file name. Sites that cannot fully trust template authors should upgrade to versions 3.1.45 or 4.1.1 to receive a patch for this issue. There are currently no known workarounds.
References
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/commit/64ad6442ca1da31cefdab5c9874262b702cccdddPatch, Third Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/releases/tag/v3.1.45Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/releases/tag/v4.1.1Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/security/advisories/GHSA-634x-pc3q-cf4cThird Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00044.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BRAJVDRGCIY5UZ2PQHKDTT7RMKG6WJQQ/
security-advisories@github.comhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L777JIBIWJV34HS7LXPIDWASG7TT4LNI/
security-advisories@github.comhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-09Third Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5151Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/commit/64ad6442ca1da31cefdab5c9874262b702cccdddPatch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/releases/tag/v3.1.45Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/releases/tag/v4.1.1Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/security/advisories/GHSA-634x-pc3q-cf4cThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00044.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BRAJVDRGCIY5UZ2PQHKDTT7RMKG6WJQQ/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L777JIBIWJV34HS7LXPIDWASG7TT4LNI/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-09Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5151Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
smarty smarty *
smarty smarty *
debian debian_linux 9.0
debian debian_linux 10.0
debian debian_linux 11.0
fedoraproject fedora 36
fedoraproject fedora 37
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          "vendor": "smarty-php",
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      "value": "Smarty es un motor de plantillas para PHP, que facilita la separaci\u00f3n de la presentaci\u00f3n (HTML/CSS) de la l\u00f3gica de la aplicaci\u00f3n. En versiones anteriores a 3.1.45 y 4.1.1, los autores de plantillas pod\u00edan inyectar c\u00f3digo php eligiendo un nombre de archivo {block} o {include} malicioso. Los sitios que no pueden confiar plenamente en los autores de plantillas deben actualizar a versiones 3.1.45 o 4.1.1 para recibir un parche para este problema. Actualmente no se presentan mitigaciones conocidas"
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T04:39:51.637",
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