CVE-2009-1669

Smarty 2.6.22 - Remote Code Execution via Math Function Equation Attribute

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2009-1669. PoCs published by Nine:Situations:Group.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a directory traversal and arbitrary file creation vulnerability in Bitweaver's boards_rss.php to achieve remote code execution. It manipulates the 'version' parameter to inject PHP code into arbitrary files, bypassing authentication via user-controlled 'display name' fields.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Nine:Situations:Group · phpwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8659

This exploit leverages a directory traversal and arbitrary file creation vulnerability in Bitweaver's boards_rss.php to achieve remote code execution. It manipulates the 'version' parameter to inject PHP code into arbitrary files, bypassing authentication via user-controlled 'display name' fields.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Bitweaver <= 2.6.0
Auth required
Prerequisites: Valid user account with permission to modify 'display name' · Curl extension enabled in PHP
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (10)

Core 10
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34918
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50457
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35072
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-791-3
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/54380
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8659
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01287.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01283.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35219
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01274.html

Scores

EPSS 0.1412
EPSS Percentile 96.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
smarty/smarty 2.6.22
Published May 18, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026