XSS in Spip
CVE-2016-7981
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in valider_xml.php in SPIP 3.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the var_url parameter in a valider_xml action.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.082 (94.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.082 · newest: 0.082 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93451 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/12/7 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23200 (Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/06/6 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/17 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23202 (Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23201 (Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-7981?
- CVE-2016-7981 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Spip, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-01-18.
- How severe is CVE-2016-7981?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-7981 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.