Medium severity · published Sep 15, 2022
CVE-2018-25047
In Smarty before 3.1.47 and 4.x before 4.2.1, libs/plugins/function.mailto.php allows XSS
5.4
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In Smarty before 3.1.47 and 4.x before 4.2.1, libs/plugins/function.mailto.php allows XSS. A web page that uses smarty_function_mailto, and that could be parameterized using GET or POST input parameters, could allow injection of JavaScript code by a user.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 66% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
10.0 · source: NVD
SM
Smarty · Smarty
before 3.1.47; 4.0.0 before 4.2.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-25047
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-25047
Issue Tracking
https://bugs.gentoo.org/870100
Exploit
https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/issues/454
Release Notes
https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/releases/tag/v3.1.47
Release Notes
https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/releases/tag/v4.2.1
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00002.html
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-09
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