CVE-2008-1066

Description

The modifier.regex_replace.php plugin in Smarty before 2.6.19, as used by Serendipity (S9Y) and other products, allows attackers to call arbitrary PHP functions via templates, related to a '\0' character in a search string.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.20% Top 25%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/29398 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29241 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1520 vendor advisory
http://www.phpinsider.com/smarty-forum/viewtopic.php?p=47652
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201111-04.xml vendor advisory
http://www.smarty.net/misc/NEWS
http://secunia.com/advisories/29405 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00551.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29392 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29839 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00008.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41002 vdb entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00358.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28105 vdb entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00298.html vendor advisory
http://blog.s9y.org/archives/191-Serendipity-1.3-beta1-released.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/29562 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1066?
CVE-2008-1066 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1066?
To fix CVE-2008-1066, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-1066 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1066 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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