#VU67636 Cross-site scripting in Smarty - CVE-2018-25047

Vulnerability identifier: #VU67636

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-25047

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Smarty
Web applications / CMS

Vendor: smarty.php.net

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data within the smarty_function_mailto() function in libs/plugins/function.mailto.php script. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Smarty: 3.1.0 - 3.1.46, 4.2.0

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External links
https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/releases/tag/v4.2.1
https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/releases/tag/v3.1.47
https://bugs.gentoo.org/870100
https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/issues/454
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-09

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.