CVE-2016-7980 json
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in ecrire/exec/valider_xml.php in SPIP 3.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to hijack…
published 2017-01-18 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-8828
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 4.1%
- EPSS 4.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- spip Debian 14, Debian 13 3.1.3-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7980
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-40597)
- Published
Exploit prediction
4.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-40597 SPIP 3.1.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery webapps, 2016-10-20
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery
References
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core.spip.net
/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23203
issue-tracking, patch, vendor-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2016/10/06/6
mailing-list, patch, third-party-advisory
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core.spip.net
/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23202
issue-tracking, patch, vendor-advisory
-
core.spip.net
/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23201
issue-tracking, patch, vendor-advisory
- sysdream.com /news/lab/2016-10-19-spip-3-1-2-exec-code-cross-site-request-forgery-cve-2016-7980/
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securityfocus.com
/bid/93451
vdb-entry
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2016/10/12/6
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/17
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-7980
- NVD CVE-2016-7980
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