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CVE-2016-7998

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 13.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-01-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

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.

Affected products

• SPIP: through 3.1.2

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/17
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/07/5
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/08/6
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93451
• https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23186
• https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23189
• https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23192
• https://sysdream.com/news/lab/2016-10-19-spip-3-1-2-template-compiler-composer-php-code-execution-cve-2016-7998/
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/17
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/07/5
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/08/6
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93451

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