CVE-2016-7981 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2017-01-18

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: 43.5% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:spip:spip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-695-1	spip security update

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.43499.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/17
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/06/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/12/7
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93451
https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23200
https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23201
https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23202

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Spip Spip

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-01-18T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:13:21.399Z

Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-7981

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-01-18T17:59:00.873

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-7981

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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