01 Record
CVE-2009-1669
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 14.11% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 96.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2009-05-18 18:00Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 05:20Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2009-05-18
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 63b8a02d670d6289b6b7f9c86c540238471ce09be7508d466791bba81708e863
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comsmarty-smartyfunctionmath-cmd-execution(50457)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50457
- secunia.com35072http://secunia.com/advisories/35072
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-791-3http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-791-3
- osvdb.org54380http://osvdb.org/54380
- www.exploit-db.com8659https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8659
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2009-5520https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01287.html
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2009-5516https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01283.html
- secunia.com35219http://secunia.com/advisories/35219
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2009-5525https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01274.html
- www.securityfocus.com34918http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34918