Description
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.
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 | 3.2.12-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | spip | 3.2.12-1 | — |
| Debian 11 | spip | 3.2.11-3+deb11u1 | DSA-5028-1 |
| Debian 10 | spip | 3.2.4-1+deb10u5 | DSA-5028-1 |
| Debian 9 | spip | 3.1.4-4~deb9u4+deb9u2 | DLA-2867-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | spip | 3.2.7-1ubuntu0.1 | USN-5482-2 |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | spip | 3.1.4-4~deb9u5build0.18.04.1 | USN-5482-1 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | spip | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 4
- USN-5482-1 spip vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 27, 2026
- USN-5482-2 spip vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 27, 2026
- DSA-5028-1 spip - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-2867-1 spip - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026