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CVE-2016-7980

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.

Severity
High 8.8
Published
18 Jan 2017
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
4.1% in the next 30 daysHigher than 90% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
Weakness
Cross-site request forgery (CWE-352)
Attack
Over the network · No login needed · Needs someone to click or open something
Attacker can
Read data · Change data · Take it down
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
SPIPServers and applications · cpe:a:spip:spip
  • Every version up to 3.1.2

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7980
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7980