CRITICAL
The $smarty.template variable in Smarty3 allows attackers to possibly execute arbitrary PHP code via the sysplugins/smarty_internal_compile_private_special_variable.php file
Published Nov 20, 2019
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.61%
Description
The $smarty.template variable in Smarty3 allows attackers to possibly execute arbitrary PHP code via the sysplugins/smarty_internal_compile_private_special_variable.php file.
Affected products
-
- Version 3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Configuration 2
OR
- 8.0
- 9.0
- 10.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.61% 0.01613
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01613
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.61% (0.01613) | 75.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.61% (0.01613) | 72.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.54% (0.00536) | 65.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.51% (0.00512) | 77.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.51% (0.00507) | 75.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.51% (0.00507) | 72.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-1028 x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6frx-2r5w-c524 Advisory
- https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/commit/0154f17de2b2dd16ff9c016923015ac19af9c0cb
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1028
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q1/313 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1028 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110609032516/http://smarty-php.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/distribution/change_log.txt
- https://www.smarty.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=18815
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-1028 | x_refsource_MISCBroken Link | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6frx-2r5w-c524 | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/commit/0154f17de2b2dd16ff9c016923015ac19af9c0cb | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1028 | ||
| https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q1/313 | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1028 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://web.archive.org/web/20110609032516/http://smarty-php.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/distribution/change_log.txt | ||
| https://www.smarty.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=18815 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Nov 20, 2019
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Feb 14, 2011
Link CVE-2011-1028
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-6FRX-2R5W-C524 Updated n/a