CVE-2016-7980 EXPLOIT
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 4.1% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in ecrire/exec/valider_xml.php in SPIP 3.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that execute the XML validator on a local file via a crafted valider_xml request. NOTE: this issue can be combined with CVE-2016-7998 to execute arbitrary PHP code.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 4.12% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-352 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-01-18 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| spip | spip |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | SPIP 3.1.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery | 2016-10-20 |
References
- 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/2016/10/12/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93451
- https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23201
- https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23202
- https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23203
- https://sysdream.com/news/lab/2016-10-19-spip-3-1-2-exec-code-cross-site-request-forgery-cve-2016-7980/
- 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/2016/10/12/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93451
- https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23201
- https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23202
- https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23203
- https://sysdream.com/news/lab/2016-10-19-spip-3-1-2-exec-code-cross-site-request-forgery-cve-2016-7980/
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