HIGH
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in ecrire/exec/valider_xml.php in SPIP 3.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that execute the XML validator on a local file via a crafted valider_xml request
Published Jan 18, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.12%
Description
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in ecrire/exec/valider_xml.php in SPIP 3.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that execute the XML validator on a local file via a crafted valider_xml request. NOTE: this issue can be combined with CVE-2016-7998 to execute arbitrary PHP code.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.12% 0.04122
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04122
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.12% (0.04122) | 90.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.12% (0.04122) | 89.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.55% (0.00550) | 65.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 2.19% (0.02188) | 89.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00395) | 72.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.40% (0.00395) | 69.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 10.80% (0.10800) | 94.68th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 10.80% (0.10800) | 94.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 10.80% (0.10800) | 87.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/17 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/06/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/12/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93451 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23201 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23202 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23203 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- https://sysdream.com/news/lab/2016-10-19-spip-3-1-2-exec-code-cross-site-request-forgery-cve-2016-7980/ x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/17 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/06/6 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/12/6 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93451 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23201 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23202 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23203 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://sysdream.com/news/lab/2016-10-19-spip-3-1-2-exec-code-cross-site-request-forgery-cve-2016-7980/ | x_refsource_MISC |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 18, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Sep 9, 2016
Link CVE-2016-7980
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a