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CVE-2008-4810

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-4810 describes a critical vulnerability in Smarty 2.6.20 (before r2797), specifically within the _expand_quoted_text function in libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code through crafted templates using dollar-sign characters or double-quoted literal strings, affecting the Smarty templating engine. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it represents a high-severity risk due to its low attack complexity and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion, suggesting it is not widely targeted.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0aCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:1.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0bCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:1.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.19%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
80.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0219 is in the 65th percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-4810Moderate

php-Smarty: PHP code execution via unescaped $ sign or double-quoted string

References

code.google.com / p/smarty-php/source/detail
code.google.com / p/smarty-php/source/detail
bugs.gentoo.org / attachment.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/32329
Vendor Advisory
securityvulns.ru / Udocument746.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/46031
smarty-php.googlecode.com / svn/trunk/NEWS
debian.org / security/2008/dsa-1691
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2008/10/25/2
securityfocus.com / bid/31862