Smarty up to 2.6.4 _expand_quoted_text access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Smarty up to 2.6.4. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function _expand_quoted_text. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-4811. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Smarty up to 2.6.4 (Customer Relationship Management System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function _expand_quoted_text. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 10/22/2008. The weakness was disclosed 10/31/2008 by trueend5 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-4811 since 10/31/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 9 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34714 (Fedora 8 : php-Smarty-2.6.20-2.fc8 (2008-9401)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46406), Tenable (34714), SecurityFocus (BID 31862†), OSVDB (49943†) and Secunia (SA32329†). The entry VDB-44791 is pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 34714
Nessus Name: Fedora 8 : php-Smarty-2.6.20-2.fc8 (2008-9401)
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OpenVAS ID: 63060
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1691-1 (moodle)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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10/20/2008 🔍
10/22/2008 +2 days 🔍
10/31/2008 +9 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2318 days 🔍
08/20/2019 +1617 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: trueend5
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-4811 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4811
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44792

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X-Force: 46406
SecurityFocus: 31862 - Smarty Template Engine 'Smarty_Compiler.class.php' Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 32329
OSVDB: 49943 - Smarty _expand_quoted_text() function code execution
Vulnerability Center: 19956 - Smarty Template Engine <=2.6.20 r2797 _expand_quoted_text Function Allows Remote Code Execution, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/20/2019 14:14
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (74), 08/20/2019 14:14 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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