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Status published
High
CVE-2021-21408
Access to restricted PHP code by dynamic static class access in smarty
Vulnerability Description
Smarty is a template engine for PHP, facilitating the separation of presentation (HTML/CSS) from application logic. Prior to versions 3.1.43 and 4.0.3, template authors could run restricted static php methods. Users should upgrade to version 3.1.43 or 4.0.3 to receive a patch.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/security/advisories/GHSA-4h9c-v5vg-5m6m
- https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/commit/19ae410bf56007a5ef24441cdc6414619cfaf664
- https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/releases/tag/v3.1.43
- https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/releases/tag/v4.0.3
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00005.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5151
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-09
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L777JIBIWJV34HS7LXPIDWASG7TT4LNI/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BRAJVDRGCIY5UZ2PQHKDTT7RMKG6WJQQ/
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
smarty
Vulnerable Versions:
< 3.1.43, >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.3
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 10th, 2022
Last Modified:
April 23rd, 2025
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H