CVE-2016-7998

high
Published 2017-01-18 · Modified 2026-05-13
CVSS v3
8.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
6.5
VIR risk
8.8

Description

The SPIP template composer/compiler in SPIP 3.1.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading an HTML file with a crafted (1) INCLUDE or (2) INCLURE tag and then accessing it with a valider_xml action.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
92%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7998

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23192

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23189

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23186

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/08/6

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/07/5

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbullseyefixed3.1.3-1
debian debiansidfixed3.1.3-1
debian debiantrixiefixed3.1.3-1

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
spipspip{"endIncluding":"3.1.2"}

References

CWEs

CWE-20

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.