Smarty up to 2.6.3 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Smarty up to 2.6.3. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2012-4437. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Smarty up to 2.6.3 (Customer Relationship Management System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the SmartyException class in Smarty (aka smarty-php) before 3.1.12 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors that trigger a Smarty exception.

The weakness was published 09/30/2012 as tp://co (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at code.google.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-4437 since 08/21/2012. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 79408 (Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : php-smarty (MDVSA-2014:221)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 2.6.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (79118), Tenable (79408), SecurityFocus (BID 55506†), Secunia (SA50589†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-40738†). Similar entries are available at VDB-3516, VDB-47987, VDB-47513 and VDB-50835. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 79408
Nessus Name: Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : php-smarty (MDVSA-2014:221)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Smarty 2.6.4

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08/21/2012 🔍
09/12/2012 +22 days 🔍
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09/30/2012 +18 days 🔍
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12/14/2021 +2457 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: tp://co
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-4437 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4437
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62495
X-Force: 79118
SecurityFocus: 55506 - Smarty 'SmartyException' Class Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 50589 - Smarty "SmartyException" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 40738 - Smarty Before 2.6.27 and 3 Through 3.1.11 Remote Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/14/2021 14:56
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (65), 05/06/2017 20:02 (6), 12/14/2021 14:56 (3)
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