CVE-2009-1669
HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 14.1%EU EUVD
The smarty_function_math function in libs/plugins/function.math.php in Smarty 2.6.22 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the equation attribute of the math function. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 10.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- EPSS score
- 14.1% (97th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2009-1664)
- Published
- May 18, 2009
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-1664 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- smarty / smarty
References
- http://osvdb.org/54380
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35072(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35219
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34918(Exploit)
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-791-3
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50457
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8659
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01274.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01283.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01287.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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