CVE-2008-4810

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-10-31 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-94

Description

The _expand_quoted_text function in libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php in Smarty 2.6.20 before r2797 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via vectors related to templates and (1) a dollar-sign character, aka "php executed in templates;" and (2) a double quoted literal string, aka a "function injection security hole." NOTE: each vector affects slightly different SVN revisions.

Affected products

Smarty: 1.0, 1.0a, 1.0b, 1.1.0, 1.2.0, 1.2.1 (+50)

References

http://code.google.com/p/smarty-php/source/detail?r=2784&path=/trunk/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
http://code.google.com/p/smarty-php/source/detail?r=2797&path=/trunk/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
http://secunia.com/advisories/32329
http://securityvulns.ru/Udocument746.html
http://smarty-php.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/NEWS
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1691
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/25/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31862
https://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=169804&action=view
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46031
http://code.google.com/p/smarty-php/source/detail?r=2784&path=/trunk/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
http://code.google.com/p/smarty-php/source/detail?r=2797&path=/trunk/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php

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