Twig is a template language for PHP. Starting in 1.15.1 and prior to 3.26.0, Compiler::string() does not escape single quotes when a…
GitHub_M·CWE-94·Published 2026-05-21
Twig is a template language for PHP. Prior to 3.26.0, Compiler::string() does not escape single quotes when a template name from a {% use %} tag is placed inside a PHP single-quoted string literal, allowing a crafted template name to terminate the string and inject arbitrary PHP expressions into the compiled cache file. This issue is fixed in version 3.26.0.
Twig is a template language for PHP. Starting in 1.15.1 and prior to 3.26.0, Compiler::string() does not escape single quotes when a template name from a {% use %} tag is placed inside a PHP single-quoted string literal, allowing a crafted template name to terminate the string and inject arbitrary PHP expressions into the compiled cache file. This issue is fixed in version 3.26.0.
### Description `Compiler::string()` escapes `"`, `$`, `\`, NUL and TAB when generating PHP double-quoted string literals, but does not escape single quotes. In `ModuleNode::compileConstructor()`, the template name from a `{% use %}` tag is compiled via `subcompile()` -> `string()` and placed inside a surrounding PHP single-quoted string literal. A template name containing a single quote terminates that surrounding string early, allowing arbitrary PHP expressions to be injected into the compiled cache file. The injected code executes within the PHP process when the cache file is first loaded, bypassing the Twig sandbox entirely and achieving remote code execution. `SecurityPolicy` unconditionally allows `{% use %}` regardless of the configured `allowedTags`, so this primitive is reachable from sandboxed templates as well. ### Resolution `Compiler::string()` now also escapes single quotes so that template names placed inside single-quoted PHP literals can no longer break out of the surrounding context. ### Credits Twig would like to thank Anvil Secure in collaboration with Claude and Anthropic Research for reporting the issue and providing the fix.
### Description `Compiler::string()` escapes `"`, `$`, `\`, NUL and TAB when generating PHP double-quoted string literals, but does not escape single quotes. In `ModuleNode::compileConstructor()`, the template name from a `{% use %}` tag is compiled via `subcompile()` -> `string()` and placed inside a surrounding PHP single-quoted string literal. A template name containing a single quote terminates that surrounding string early, allowing arbitrary PHP expressions to be injected into the compiled cache file. The injected code executes within the PHP process when the cache file is first loaded, bypassing the Twig sandbox entirely and achieving remote code execution. `SecurityPolicy` unconditionally allows `{% use %}` regardless of the configured `allowedTags`, so this primitive is reachable from sandboxed templates as well. ### Resolution `Compiler::string()` now also escapes single quotes so that template names placed inside single-quoted PHP literals can no longer break out of the surrounding context. ### Credits Twig would like to thank Anvil Secure in collaboration with Claude and Anthropic Research for reporting the issue and providing the fix.
Twig es un lenguaje de plantillas para PHP. Antes de la versión 3.26.0, Compiler::string() no escapa las comillas simples cuando un nombre de plantilla de una etiqueta {% use %} se coloca dentro de un literal de cadena de PHP entre comillas simples, lo que permite que un nombre de plantilla manipulado termine la cadena e inyecte expresiones PHP arbitrarias en el archivo de caché compilado. Este problema está corregido en la versión 3.26.0.
| Version | Type | Source | Base | Exp | Impact | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | Primary | NVD | 9.8 | 3.9 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | Secondary | GHSA | 9.8 | — | — | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 4.0 | Primary | cve.org | 8.7 | — | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| 4.0 | Primary | cve.org | 8.7 | — | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| 4.0 | Primary | cve.org | 8.7 | — | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| 4.0 | Secondary | GHSA | 9.3 | — | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| 4.0 | Secondary | NVD | 8.7 | — | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| 4.0 | Secondary | ENISA EUVD | 8.7 | — | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |