{"schemaVersion":3,"id":"CVE-2008-4810","aliases":[],"status":"published","duplicateOf":null,"title":null,"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.","dates":{"published":"2008-10-31T17:18:00.000Z","modified":"2024-08-07T10:31:27.520Z","reserved":null,"kevAdded":[],"kevDue":[]},"cvss":{"headline":{"score":7.5,"severity":"high","version":"2.0","versionLabel":"v2.0","source":"NVD","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P","computed":false,"selection":"backend-summary"},"metrics":[{"version":"2.0","versionLabel":"v2.0","source":"NVD","score":7.5,"severity":"high","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P","exploitability":null,"impact":null,"computed":false}]},"epss":{"probability":0.02187,"percentile":0.82133,"severity":"low","asOf":"2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z","change":{"pp":0,"baselineDate":"2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z","baselineScore":0.02187},"history":[{"date":"2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-26T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-03T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-08T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-10T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-12T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":0.82133}],"last30":[{"date":"2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-26T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-03T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-04T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-08T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-10T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-12T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":null},{"date":"2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z","score":0.02187,"percentile":0.82133}]},"kev":{"state":"not-listed","entries":[],"listedCount":0,"totalCatalogs":3,"catalogs":[{"source":"cisa","label":"CISA","listed":false,"entry":null},{"source":"enisa","label":"ENISA","listed":false,"entry":null},{"source":"circl","label":"CIRCL","listed":false,"entry":null}]},"ransomware":{"state":"none-recorded","sources":[]},"exploits":[],"exploitCount":0,"weaknesses":[{"id":"CWE-94","name":"Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')","description":"The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.","type":"weakness","status":"Draft","abstraction":"Base","likelihoodOfExploit":"Medium","url":"https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/94.html"}],"affected":[{"vendor":"smarty","product":"smarty","name":"smarty","label":"smarty","ecosystem":null,"cpePart":"a","purl":null,"purlType":null,"versions":[{"text":"1.0","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"1.0a","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"1.0b","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"1.1.0","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"1.2.0","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"1.2.1","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"1.2.2","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"1.3.0","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"1.3.1","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"1.3.2","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"1.4.0","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"1.4.0:b1","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"1.4.0:b2","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"1.4.1","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"1.4.2","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"1.4.3","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"1.4.4","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"1.4.5","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"1.4.6","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"1.5.0","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"1.5.1","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"1.5.2","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"2.0.0","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"2.0.1","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"2.1.0","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"2.1.1","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"2.2.0","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"2.3.0","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"2.3.1","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"2.4.0","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"2.4.1","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"2.4.2","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"2.5.0","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"2.5.0:rc1","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"2.5.0:rc2","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"2.6.0","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"2.6.0:rc1","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"2.6.0:rc2","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"2.6.0:rc3","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"2.6.1","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"2.6.2","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"2.6.3","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"2.6.4","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"2.6.5","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"2.6.6","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"2.6.7","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"2.6.9","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"2.6.10","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"2.6.11","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"2.6.12","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"2.6.13","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"2.6.14","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"2.6.15","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"2.6.16","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"2.6.17","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"2.6.18","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null}],"versionsText":"1.0 | 1.0a | 1.0b | 1.1.0 | 1.2.0 | 1.2.1 | 1.2.2 | 1.3.0 | 1.3.1 | 1.3.2 | 1.4.0 | 1.4.0:b1 | 1.4.0:b2 | 1.4.1 | 1.4.2 | 1.4.3 | 1.4.4 | 1.4.5 | 1.4.6 | 1.5.0 | 1.5.1 | 1.5.2 | 2.0.0 | 2.0.1 | 2.1.0 | 2.1.1 | 2.2.0 | 2.3.0 | 2.3.1 | 2.4.0 | 2.4.1 | 2.4.2 | 2.5.0 | 2.5.0:rc1 | 2.5.0:rc2 | 2.6.0 | 2.6.0:rc1 | 2.6.0:rc2 | 2.6.0:rc3 | 2.6.1 | 2.6.2 | 2.6.3 | 2.6.4 | 2.6.5 | 2.6.6 | 2.6.7 | 2.6.9 | 2.6.10 | 2.6.11 | 2.6.12 | 2.6.13 | 2.6.14 | 2.6.15 | 2.6.16 | 2.6.17 | 2.6.18","eol":null,"hubHref":"/vendor/smarty/smarty"}],"affectedCount":1,"eol":{"hasEol":false,"count":0},"references":[{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/32329","label":"secunia.com/advisories/32329","hostname":"secunia.com","tags":["Third Party Advisory","X Refsource SECUNIA","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31862","label":"www.securityfocus.com/bid/31862","hostname":"www.securityfocus.com","tags":["VDB Entry","X Refsource BID"]},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46031","label":"exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46031","hostname":"exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com","tags":["VDB Entry","X Refsource XF"]},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1691","label":"www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1691","hostname":"www.debian.org","tags":["Vendor Advisory","X Refsource DEBIAN"]},{"url":"http://code.google.com/p/smarty-php/source/detail?r=2784&path=/trunk/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php","label":"code.google.com/p/smarty-php/source/detail?r=2784&path=/trunk/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php","hostname":"code.google.com","tags":["X Refsource CONFIRM"]},{"url":"http://securityvulns.ru/Udocument746.html","label":"securityvulns.ru/Udocument746.html","hostname":"securityvulns.ru","tags":["X Refsource MISC"]},{"url":"https://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=169804&action=view","label":"bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=169804&action=view","hostname":"bugs.gentoo.org","tags":["X Refsource CONFIRM"]},{"url":"http://smarty-php.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/NEWS","label":"smarty-php.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/NEWS","hostname":"smarty-php.googlecode.com","tags":["X Refsource CONFIRM"]},{"url":"http://code.google.com/p/smarty-php/source/detail?r=2797&path=/trunk/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php","label":"code.google.com/p/smarty-php/source/detail?r=2797&path=/trunk/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php","hostname":"code.google.com","tags":["X Refsource CONFIRM"]},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/25/2","label":"www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/25/2","hostname":"www.openwall.com","tags":["Mailing List","X Refsource MLIST"]}],"lineage":{"upstream":[],"downstream":["DSA-1691-1","DSA-1919-1"],"duplicates":[],"related":[]},"timeline":[{"kind":"published","date":"2008-10-31T17:18:00.000Z","label":"Published","detail":"Vulnerability first disclosed.","source":null},{"kind":"modified","date":"2024-08-07T10:31:27.520Z","label":"Last modified","detail":"Vulnerability information updated.","source":null}],"risk":{"score":30,"level":"medium","profile":"Default","thresholds":{"critical":75,"high":50,"medium":25,"low":10}},"meta":{"dataAsOf":"2026-10-20T06:46:44.094Z","stale":false,"partial":false}}