Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in valider_xml.php in SPIP 3.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the var_url parameter in a valider_xml action.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | spip | 3.1.3-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | spip | 3.1.3-1 | — |
| Debian 7 | spip | 2.1.17-1+deb7u6 | DLA-695-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | spip | No fix yet | — |
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- SPIP <3.1.2 - Cross-Site Scripting http/cves/2016/CVE-2016-7981.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.
Advisories 1
- DLA-695-1 spip - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 93451 vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20161012 CVE-2016-7981: SPIP 3.1.2 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting mailing-list
- https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23200
- [oss-security] 20161006 Re: SPIP vulnerabilities: request for 5 CVE mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20161005 SPIP vulnerabilities: request for 5 CVE mailing-list
- https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23202
- https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23201