CVE-2018-16831 describes a path traversal vulnerability in Smarty versions prior to 3.1.33-dev-4, allowing attackers to bypass the trusted_dir protection mechanism through a crafted include statement. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) has a high impact on confidentiality, as it allows unauthorized access to files, but requires high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 3.0.0, <= 3.1.32CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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