CVE-2008-4810
The _expand_quoted_text function in libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php in Smarty 2.6.20 before r2797...
The _expand_quoted_text function in libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php in Smarty 2.6.20 before r2797 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via vectors related to templates and (1) a dollar-sign character, aka "php executed in templates;" and (2) a double quoted literal string, aka a "function injection security hole." NOTE: each vector affects slightly different SVN revisions.
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The _expand_quoted_text function in libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php in Smarty 2.6.20 before r2797 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via vectors related to templates and (1) a dollar-sign character, aka "php executed in templates;" and (2) a double quoted literal string, aka a "function injection security hole." NOTE: each vector affects slightly different SVN revisions.
- Record
CVE-2008-4810- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The _expand_quoted_text function in libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php in Smarty 2.6.20 before r2797 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via vectors related to templates and (1) a dollar-sign character, aka "php executed in templates;" and (2) a double quoted literal string, aka a "function injection security hole." NOTE: each vector affects slightly different SVN revisions.
- Record
CVE-2008-4810- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4789 No score
The _expand_quoted_text function in libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php in Smarty 2.6.20 before r2797 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via vectors related to templates and (1) a dollar-sign character, aka "php executed in templates;" and (2) a double quoted literal string, aka a "function injection security hole." NOTE: each vector affects slightly different SVN revisions.
- Record
EUVD-2008-4789- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c7vg-7rfq-795p No score
The _expand_quoted_text function in libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php in Smarty 2.6.20 before r2797...
The _expand_quoted_text function in libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php in Smarty 2.6.20 before r2797 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via vectors related to templates and (1) a dollar-sign character, aka "php executed in templates;" and (2) a double quoted literal string, aka a "function injection security hole." NOTE: each vector affects slightly different SVN revisions.
- Record
GHSA-c7vg-7rfq-795p- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-4810 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Smarty, published October 31, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.19%, the 82nd percentile. Fixed in moodle 1.6.3-2+etch1.
References
secunia.com/advisories/32329
securityfocus.com/bid/31862
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46031
debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1691
code.google.com/p/smarty-php/source/detail?r=2784&path=/trunk/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
securityvulns.ru/Udocument746.html
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bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=169804&action=view
smarty-php.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/NEWS
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/25/2
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4810
github.com/advisories/GHSA-c7vg-7rfq-795p