Public exploit available

Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2016-7981 — Cross-site Scripting in Spip

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting6 documents6 sources

Severity

6.1MEDIUMNVD

EPSS

43.5%

top 2.48%

CISA KEV

Not in KEV

Exploit

PoC available

Public exploit / PoC exists

Affected products

Spip Debian Spip

Timeline

PublishedJan 18

Latest updateMay 17

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 2.7

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/spip< spip 3.1.3-1 (bullseye)

▶Debianspip/spip< 3.1.3-1+2

▶NVDspip/spip3.1.2

Patches

Patch: www.openwall.com ↗Patch: core.spip.net ↗Patch: core.spip.net ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

GHSA

GHSA-9pfr-grw4-7phc: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in valider_xml↗2022-05-17

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OSV

CVE-2016-7981: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in valider_xml↗2017-01-18

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💥Exploits & PoCs

Nuclei

SPIP <3.1.2 - Cross-Site Scripting

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📋Vendor Advisories

Debian

CVE-2016-7981: spip - Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in valider_xml.php in SPIP 3.1.2 and ea...↗2016

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🕵️Threat Intelligence

Greynoiseio

NoiseLetter September 2025↗

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