CVE-2008-1066 describes a critical vulnerability in the Smarty templating engine, specifically within the modifier.regex_replace.php plugin, affecting versions prior to 2.6.19 and products like Serendipity (S9Y). This flaw allows attackers to execute arbitrary PHP functions through crafted templates by leveraging a null byte in a search string. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity, potentially leading to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion has been identified, its high FAUCET Risk Score of 54/100 indicates a notable potential risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.6.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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