CVE-2011-1028
highpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.016 · 76 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The $smarty.template variable in Smarty3 allows attackers to possibly execute arbitrary PHP code via the sysplugins/smarty_internal_compile_private_special_variable.php file.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
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affected products (6)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-6frx-2r5w-c524Smarty3 Arbitrary PHP Code Execution2022-04-22ghsa · osvUS
The `$smarty.template` variable in Smarty3 allows attackers to possibly execute arbitrary PHP code via the `sysplugins/smarty_internal_compile_private_special_variable.php` file.
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references (11)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-1028cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1028cnnvd
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q1/313cnnvd
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1028cnnvd
- https://www.smarty.netPatchcnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-1028enisa_euvd
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q1/313enisa_euvd
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1028enisa_euvd
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