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ubuntu-cve-2023-28447
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2023-03-28 21:15
Modified
2026-05-20 15:02
Summary
Details

Smarty is a template engine for PHP. In affected versions smarty did not properly escape javascript code. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of the user's browser session. This may lead to unauthorized access to sensitive user data, manipulation of the web application's behavior, or unauthorized actions performed on behalf of the user. Users are advised to upgrade to either version 3.1.48 or to 4.3.1 to resolve this issue. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
N/A (UNKNOWN)
high
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  "aliases": [],
  "details": "Smarty is a template engine for PHP. In affected versions smarty did not properly escape javascript code. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of the user\u0027s browser session. This may lead to unauthorized access to sensitive user data, manipulation of the web application\u0027s behavior, or unauthorized actions performed on behalf of the user. Users are advised to upgrade to either version 3.1.48 or to 4.3.1 to resolve this issue. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2023-28447",
  "modified": "2026-05-20T15:02:33Z",
  "published": "2023-03-28T21:15:00Z",
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}



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