# CVE-2024-35226: Smarty vulnerable to PHP Code Injection by malicious attribute in extends-tag

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-35226-smarty-vulnerable-to-php-code-injection-by-malicious-attribute-in  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-05-29  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-35226 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-05-29

Smarty vulnerable to PHP Code Injection by malicious attribute in extends-tag

Technologies: [smarty/smarty (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/smarty-smarty). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-35226 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-35226 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-35226?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 29 May 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** smarty/smarty (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=5.0.0,fixed=5.1.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-35226?** Yes. smarty/smarty (Packagist): upgrade to 5.1.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-35226?** Check whether you run smarty/smarty (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- smarty/smarty (Packagist): upgrade to 5.1.1 or later

  ```sh
  composer require smarty/smarty:^5.1.1
  ```


## Affected products

- smarty/smarty (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=5.0.0,fixed=5.1.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-35226
- GHSA-4rmg-292m-wg3w

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