SPIP 4.0.0 is affected by a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
SPIP 4.0.0 is affected by a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ecrire/public/interfaces.php, adding the function safehtml to the vulnerable fields. An editor is able to modify his personal information. If the editor has an article written and available, when a user goes to the public site and wants to read the author's information, the malicious code will be executed. The "Who are you" and "Website Name" fields are vulnerable.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-44120
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2v2h-p3pv-rrr5
- 2026-10-08 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
More Spip vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-12107 SPIP before 4.2.1 allows Remote Code Execution via form values in the public area because… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-07895 SPIP Bigup Multipart File Upload OS Command Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-17317 RCE in SPIP 3.1.13 through 4.1.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via the _oups parameter. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-35862 An authenticated arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Documents module of SPIP… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3
- TI-2023-30183 Spip 4.1.10 Admin Account Spoofing via Malicious SVG Upload CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2013-04002 The Security Screen (_core_/securite/ecran_securite.php) before 1.1.8 for SPIP, as used… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2021-44120 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-44120 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2v2h-p3pv-rrr5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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