CVE-2012-4437
Cross-site Scripting in SmartyException
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the SmartyException class in Smarty (aka smarty-php) before 3.1.12 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors that trigger a Smarty exception.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the SmartyException class in Smarty (aka smarty-php) before 3.1.12 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors that trigger a Smarty exception.
- Record
CVE-2012-4437- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the SmartyException class in Smarty (aka smarty-php) before 3.1.12 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors that trigger a Smarty exception.
- Record
CVE-2012-4437- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3376 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the SmartyException class in Smarty (aka smarty-php) before 3.1.12 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors that trigger a Smarty exception.
- Record
EUVD-2022-3376- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9gqj-ppv2-f2hq No score
Cross-site Scripting in SmartyException
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the SmartyException class in Smarty (aka smarty-php) before 3.1.12 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors that trigger a Smarty exception.
- Record
GHSA-9gqj-ppv2-f2hq- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the SmartyException class in Smarty (aka smarty-php) before 3.1.12 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors that trigger a Smarty exception.
- Record
CVE-2012-4437- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-4437 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the SmartyException class in Smarty (aka smarty-php) before 3.1.12 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors that trigger a Smarty exception.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4437- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-9gqj-ppv2-f2hq No score
Cross-site Scripting in SmartyException
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the SmartyException class in Smarty (aka smarty-php) before 3.1.12 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors that trigger a Smarty exception.
- Record
GHSA-9gqj-ppv2-f2hq- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2014-0468 No score
Updated php-smarty packages fix security vulnerabilities
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the SmartyException class in Smarty (aka smarty-php) before 3.1.12 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors that trigger a Smarty exception (CVE-2012-4437).
Smarty before 3.1.21 allows remote attackers to bypass the secure mode restrictions and execute arbitrary PHP code as demonstrated by "{literal}<{/literal}script language=php>" in a template (CVE-2014-8350).
- Record
MGASA-2014-0468- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
smarty/smartyPackagist |
before 3.1.12 | 3.1.12 |
smarty3Debian:12 |
before 3.1.10-2 | 3.1.10-2 |
smarty3Debian:13 |
before 3.1.10-2 | 3.1.10-2 |
smarty3Debian:14 |
before 3.1.10-2 | 3.1.10-2 |
smarty/smartyPackagist |
before 3.1.12, plus listed versions v2.6.24v2.6.25v2.6.26v2.6.27v2.6.28 Show 5 moreShow lessv2.6.29v2.6.30v2.6.31v2.6.33v3.1.11 |
3.1.12 |
php-smartyMageia:3 |
before 3.1.21-1.mga3 | 3.1.21-1.mga3 |
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-2012-4437 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Smarty, published October 1, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.46%, the 84th percentile. Fixed in smarty/smarty 3.1.12.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/19/1
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-September/088138.html
code.google.com/p/smarty-php/source/browse/trunk/distribution/change_log.txt
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0468.html
secunia.com/advisories/50589
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:221
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jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2012/JVNDB-2012-000094.html
jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN63650108/index.html
securityfocus.com/bid/55506
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4437
web.archive.org/web/20140201075419/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55506
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9gqj-ppv2-f2hq
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4437
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14465