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…
- 10.0HighCVSS base score
- 14.1%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.4% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
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 of the math function. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits2
Exploit-DB1 entry
- Bitweaver 2.6 - 'saveFeed()' Remote Code Execution (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 8659webapps, phppublished 12 May 2009Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 8659 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Timeline
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Published
- 15 years later
· 15 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 14.1% · top 3.4% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
10
- smarty-smartyfunctionmath-cmd-execution(50457) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 35072 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-791-3 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 54380 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 8659 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- FEDORA-2009-5520 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2009-5516 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 35219 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2009-5525 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 34918 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2009-1664 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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