CVE-2014-8350

7.5 · HIGH

Published Nov 3, 2014 smarty CWE-94 EPSS 3.13% (87th pctl) AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Overview

CVE-2014-8350 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting smarty smarty. It was published on November 3, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical Description

Smarty before 3.1.21 allows remote attackers to bypass the secure mode restrictions and execute arbitrary PHP code as demonstrated by "{literal}<{/literal}script language=php>" in a template.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from smarty. Update smarty to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
smarty	smarty	0	Affected

References

Ref advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0468.html Ref seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/420 Ref seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/421 Ref www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:221 Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/70708 Ref bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=765920 Ref code.google.com/p/smarty-php/source/browse/trunk/distribution/change_log.txt?r=4902 Ref exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97725 Ref advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0468.html Ref seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/420

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-8350?

CVE-2014-8350 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting smarty smarty. It was published on November 3, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-8350?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-8350?

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