SB2013111803 - Multiple vulnerabilities in spip.net SPIP



SB2013111803 - Multiple vulnerabilities in spip.net SPIP

Published: November 18, 2013 Updated: February 14, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2013111803
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 33% Low 67%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-7303)

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.

An input validation error exists in (1) squelettes-dist/formulaires/inscription.php and (2) prive/forms/editer_auteur.php in SPIP before 2.1.25 and 3.0.x before 3.0.13 when processing the author name field. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


2) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4556)

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in the author page (prive/formulaires/editer_auteur.php) in SPIP before 2.1.24 and 3.0.x before 3.0.12 when processing url_site parameter. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


3) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4557)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

The Security Screen (_core_/securite/ecran_securite.php) before 1.1.8 for SPIP, as used in SPIP 3.0.x before 3.0.12, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP via the connect parameter.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.