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Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-7982 · published 18 January 2017

CVE-2016-7982: Spip path traversal vulnerability

Spip · Spip

Directory traversal vulnerability in ecrire/exec/valider_xml.php in SPIP 3.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to enumerate the files on the system via the var_url parameter in a valider_xml action.

7.5 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 21% · top 2.6% CWE-22 · Path traversal
7.5CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 5.0
21%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in ecrire/exec/valider_xml.php in SPIP 3.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to enumerate the files on the system via the var_url parameter in a valider_xml action.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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/2016/10/12/8 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://sysdream.com/news/lab/2016-10-19-spip-3-1-1-3-1-2-file-enumeration-path-traversal-cve-2016-7982/
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/2016/10/12/8 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://sysdream.com/news/lab/2016-10-19-spip-3-1-1-3-1-2-file-enumeration-path-traversal-cve-2016-7982/

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-7982), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.