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Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-7981 · published 18 January 2017

CVE-2016-7981: Spip cross-site scripting vulnerability

Spip · Spip

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.

6.1 CVSS 3.0 Medium EPSS 8.2% · top 5.3% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
6.1CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 4.3
8.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/17 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/06/6 Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/12/7 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93451 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23200 Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23201 Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23202 Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/17 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/06/6 Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/12/7 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93451 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23200 Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23201 Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23202 Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-7981), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.