CVE-2018-13982

Public Exploit

Description

Smarty_Security::isTrustedResourceDir() in Smarty before 3.1.33 is prone to a path traversal vulnerability due to insufficient template code sanitization. This allows attackers controlling the executed template code to bypass the trusted directory security restriction and read arbitrary files.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.60% Top 20%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/commit/2e081a51b1effddb23f87952959139ac62654d50 patch vendor advisory
https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/commit/f9ca3c63d1250bb56b2bda609dcc9dd81f0065f8 patch vendor advisory
https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/commit/c9dbe1d08c081912d02bd851d1d1b6388f6133d1 patch vendor advisory
https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/commit/8d21f38dc35c4cd6b31c2f23fc9b8e5adbc56dfe patch vendor advisory
https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/commit/bcedfd6b58bed4a7366336979ebaa5a240581531 patch vendor advisory
https://github.com/sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2018/SBA-ADV-20180420-01_Smarty_Path_Traversal exploit third party advisory patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00004.html third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00014.html third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00015.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-13982?
CVE-2018-13982 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-13982?
To fix CVE-2018-13982, 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-2018-13982 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-13982 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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