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CVE-2018-13982

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-13982 is a path traversal vulnerability in Smarty before version 3.1.33, specifically within the Smarty_Security::isTrustedResourceDir() function, affecting Debian and Smarty products. This flaw allows attackers to bypass trusted directory restrictions and read arbitrary files by manipulating template code. Rated as high severity (CVSS 7.5), it can be exploited remotely with low complexity, leading to high confidentiality impact without requiring user interaction. While no public exploit code, Metasploit modules, or Nuclei templates are available, and there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion, the vulnerability still poses a risk due to its potential for unauthorized file access.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 3.1.33CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.46%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0346 is in the 78th percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: smarty/smartyFixed in: 3.1.33
github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

composerGHSA-7gfx-wxfh-7rvmhigh

Smarty Path Traversal Vulnerability

May 13, 2022

References

github.com / sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2018/SBA-ADV-20180420-01_Smarty_Path_Traversal
ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / smarty-php/smarty/commit/2e081a51b1effddb23f87952959139ac62654d50
PatchVendor Advisory
github.com / smarty-php/smarty/commit/8d21f38dc35c4cd6b31c2f23fc9b8e5adbc56dfe
PatchVendor Advisory
github.com / smarty-php/smarty/commit/bcedfd6b58bed4a7366336979ebaa5a240581531
PatchVendor Advisory
github.com / smarty-php/smarty/commit/c9dbe1d08c081912d02bd851d1d1b6388f6133d1
PatchVendor Advisory
github.com / smarty-php/smarty/commit/f9ca3c63d1250bb56b2bda609dcc9dd81f0065f8
PatchVendor Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00004.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00014.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00015.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory