CVE-2012-4277

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the smarty_function_html_options_optoutput function...

4.3 MediumFix available

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the smarty_function_html_options_optoutput function in distribution/libs/plugins/function.html_options.php in Smarty before 3.1.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Exploit likelihood

1.25%Unchanged since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

Record: CVE-2012-4277
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2012-4277
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-4221 No score

Record: EUVD-2012-4221
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m9ff-gfr6-j4w9 No score

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the smarty_function_html_options_optoutput function...

Record: GHSA-m9ff-gfr6-j4w9
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2012-4277
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-4277 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4277
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

smarty

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`smarty3` Debian:12	before 3.1.10-1	3.1.10-1
`smarty3` Debian:13	before 3.1.10-1	3.1.10-1
`smarty3` Debian:14	before 3.1.10-1	3.1.10-1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2012-4277 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Smarty, published August 13, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.25%, the 69th percentile. Fixed in smarty3 3.1.10-1.