#VU39971 Cross-site scripting in SPIP - CVE-2016-9998
Published: December 17, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39971
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9998
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
SPIP
SPIP
Software vendor:
spip.net
spip.net
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.