CVE-2008-4811

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.6% 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-264

Description

The _expand_quoted_text function in libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php in Smarty 2.6.20 r2797 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via vectors related to templates and a \ (backslash) before a dollar-sign character.

Affected products

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

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/32329
http://securityvulns.ru/Udocument746.html
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://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46406
http://secunia.com/advisories/32329
http://securityvulns.ru/Udocument746.html
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://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46406

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