CVE-2023-28447: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

March 28, 2023 (updated February 1, 2024)

Smarty is a template engine for PHP. In affected versions smarty does not properly escape javascript code. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of the user’s browser session. This may lead to unauthorized access to sensitive user data, manipulation of the web application’s behavior, or unauthorized actions performed on behalf of the user. Users are advised to upgrade to either version 3.1.48 or to 4.3.1 to resolve this issue. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-7j98-h7fp-4vwj
github.com/smarty-php/smarty/commit/685662466f653597428966d75a661073104d713d
github.com/smarty-php/smarty/security/advisories/GHSA-7j98-h7fp-4vwj
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28447

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