CVE-2012-4437: XSS

Published Oct 1, 2012
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Updated

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.

Other sources

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.

Affected Software

93 affected componentsFixes available
composer/smarty/smarty<3.1.12
3.1.12
Smarty smarty=1.0
Smarty smarty=1.0a
Smarty smarty=1.0b
Smarty smarty=1.1.0
Smarty smarty=1.2.0
Smarty smarty=1.2.1
Smarty smarty=1.2.2
Smarty smarty=1.3.0
Smarty smarty=1.3.1
Smarty smarty=1.3.2
Smarty smarty=1.4.0
Smarty smarty=1.4.0-b1
Smarty smarty=1.4.0-b2
Smarty smarty=1.4.1
Smarty smarty=1.4.2
Smarty smarty=1.4.3
Smarty smarty=1.4.4
Smarty smarty=1.4.5
Smarty smarty=1.4.6
Smarty smarty=1.5.0
Smarty smarty=1.5.1
Smarty smarty=1.5.2
Smarty smarty=2.0.0
Smarty smarty=2.0.1
Smarty smarty=2.1.0
Smarty smarty=2.1.1
Smarty smarty=2.2.0
Smarty smarty=2.3.0
Smarty smarty=2.3.1
Smarty smarty=2.4.0
Smarty smarty=2.4.1
Smarty smarty=2.4.2
Smarty smarty=2.5.0
Smarty smarty=2.5.0-rc1
Smarty smarty=2.5.0-rc2
Smarty smarty=2.6.0
Smarty smarty=2.6.0-rc1
Smarty smarty=2.6.0-rc2
Smarty smarty=2.6.0-rc3
Smarty smarty=2.6.1
Smarty smarty=2.6.2
Smarty smarty=2.6.3
Smarty smarty=2.6.4
Smarty smarty=2.6.5
Smarty smarty=2.6.6
Smarty smarty=2.6.7
Smarty smarty=2.6.9
Smarty smarty=2.6.10
Smarty smarty=2.6.11
Smarty smarty=2.6.12
Smarty smarty=2.6.13
Smarty smarty=2.6.14
Smarty smarty=2.6.15
Smarty smarty=2.6.16
Smarty smarty=2.6.17
Smarty smarty=2.6.18
Smarty smarty=2.6.20
Smarty smarty=2.6.22
Smarty smarty=2.6.24
Smarty smarty=2.6.25
Smarty smarty=2.6.26
Smarty smarty=3.0.0
Smarty smarty=3.0.0-beta4
Smarty smarty=3.0.0-beta5
Smarty smarty=3.0.0-beta6
Smarty smarty=3.0.0-beta7
Smarty smarty=3.0.0-beta8
Smarty smarty=3.0.0-rc1
Smarty smarty=3.0.0-rc2
Smarty smarty=3.0.0-rc3
Smarty smarty=3.0.0-rc4
Smarty smarty=3.0.1
Smarty smarty=3.0.2
Smarty smarty=3.0.3
Smarty smarty=3.0.4
Smarty smarty=3.0.5
Smarty smarty=3.0.6
Smarty smarty=3.0.7
Smarty smarty=3.1-rc1
Smarty smarty=3.1.0
Smarty smarty=3.1.1
Smarty smarty=3.1.2
Smarty smarty=3.1.3
Smarty smarty=3.1.4
Smarty smarty=3.1.5
Smarty smarty=3.1.6
Smarty smarty=3.1.7
Smarty smarty=3.1.8
Smarty smarty=3.1.9
Smarty smarty=3.1.10
Smarty smarty=3.1.11
Smarty smarty=3.1.12

Event History

Oct 1, 2012
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:00 AM
Description
May 17, 2022
Advisory Published
04:02 AM
Data Sourced
04:02 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2012-4437?

CVE-2012-4437 has been rated as a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential for cross-site scripting attacks.

2

How do I fix CVE-2012-4437?

To fix CVE-2012-4437, upgrade to Smarty version 3.1.12 or later.

3

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2012-4437?

CVE-2012-4437 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

4

Which versions of Smarty are affected by CVE-2012-4437?

CVE-2012-4437 affects Smarty versions prior to 3.1.12, including various versions 1.x and 2.x.

5

What can an attacker do exploiting CVE-2012-4437?

An attacker can inject arbitrary web scripts or HTML into affected Smarty applications, potentially compromising user data or executing malicious scripts.

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