XSS in Spip
CVE-2016-9998
SPIP 3.1.x suffer from a Reflected Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability in /ecrire/exec/info_plugin.php involving the `$plugin` parameter, as demonstrated by a /ecrire/?exec=info_plugin URL.
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: 0.009 (59.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 59.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Spip — versions 3.1.0, 3.1.1, 3.1.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95008 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23288 (Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037486 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9998?
- CVE-2016-9998 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Spip, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-12-17.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9998?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-9998 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.