CVE-2014-8350

Exp

Smarty before 3.1.21 allows remote attackers to bypass the secure mode restrictions and execute arbitrary PHP code as demonstrated by "{literal}<{/literal}script language=php>" in a template.

Published: 2014-11-03 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-8350 is rated High Exploit Risk (66.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.47%). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2014-8350

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-8350

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-04-04 0.21% 0.47% +0.27%
2 2025-03-17 4.56% 0.21% -4.35%
3 2024-12-20 4.56%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-8350

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-8350

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2014-8350

GHSA-2pmx-6mm6-6v72 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: composer — Smarty arbitrary PHP code execution

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-8350

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2014-8350 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (smarty3), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8350
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-8350 medium priority: Ubuntu including 4 source packages (gallery2, moodle, smarty, smarty3), 56 status rows across 14 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): DNE 25, not-affected 18, ignored 9, needs-triage 3, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8350

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-8350

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
smarty smarty <= 3.1.20 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 1.0a cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:1.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 1.0b cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:1.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 1.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 1.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 1.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:1.4.0:b1:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:1.4.0:b2:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 1.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 1.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 1.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 1.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 1.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 1.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 1.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 2.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 2.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 2.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 2.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 2.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 2.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 2.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:2.5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 2.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:2.5.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:2.6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:2.6.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:2.6.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 2.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 2.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 2.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 2.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 2.6.5 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 2.6.6 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 2.6.7 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 2.6.9 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:2.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 2.6.10 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 2.6.11 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 2.6.12 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:2.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 2.6.13 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:2.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 2.6.14 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:2.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 2.6.15 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:2.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 2.6.16 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:2.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 2.6.17 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:2.6.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 2.6.18 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:2.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 2.6.20 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:2.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 2.6.22 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:2.6.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 2.6.24 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:2.6.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 2.6.25 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:2.6.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 2.6.26 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:2.6.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:3.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:3.0.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:3.0.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:3.0.0:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:3.0.0:beta8:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:3.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:3.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:3.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:3.0.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 3.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 3.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 3.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 3.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 3.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 3.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
smarty smarty 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:smarty:smarty:3.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-8350

cvelogic Threat Intelligence