SB20241210108 - Debian update for smarty3

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SB20241210108 - Debian update for smarty3

Published: December 10, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB20241210108
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28447)

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. 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.


2) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35226)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when handling "extends-tag" attribute. Template authors can inject and execute arbitrary PHP code by choosing a malicious file name for an extends-tag.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References