CVE-2018-25047

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7158-1

Severity Score

5.4

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

In Smarty before 3.1.47 and 4.x before 4.2.1, libs/plugins/function.mailto.php allows XSS. A web page that uses smarty_function_mailto, and that could be parameterized using GET or POST input parameters, could allow injection of JavaScript code by a user.

En Smarty versiones anteriores a 3.1.47 y 4.x anteriores a 4.2.1, el archivo libs/plugins/function.mailto.php permite un ataque de tipo XSS. Una página web que usa smarty_function_mailto, y que pueda ser parametrizada usando parámetros de entrada GET o POST, podría permitir una inyección de código JavaScript por parte de un usuario

It was discovered that Smarty incorrectly handled query parameters in requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to inject arbitrary Javascript code, resulting in denial of service or potential execution of arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. It was discovered that Smarty did not properly sanitize user input when generating templates. An attacker could, through PHP injection, possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-09-14 CVE Reserved
2022-09-14 CVE Published
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2024-08-05 First Exploit
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source
https://bugs.gentoo.org/870100	Issue Tracking
https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/releases/tag/v3.1.47	Release Notes
https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/releases/tag/v4.2.1	Release Notes
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00002.html	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/issues/454	2024-08-05

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-09	2023-03-03

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Smarty Search vendor "Smarty"		Smarty Search vendor "Smarty" for product "Smarty"				< 3.1.47 Search vendor "Smarty" for product "Smarty" and version " < 3.1.47"		-		Affected
Smarty Search vendor "Smarty"		Smarty Search vendor "Smarty" for product "Smarty"				>= 4.0.0 < 4.2.1 Search vendor "Smarty" for product "Smarty" and version " >= 4.0.0 < 4.2.1"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0"		-		Affected