CVE-2016-7999

Severity: high (CVSS 7.4 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-01-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-918

Description

ecrire/exec/valider_xml.php in SPIP 3.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to conduct server side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a URL in the var_url parameter in 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.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/12/10
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93451
https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23188
https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23193
https://sysdream.com/news/lab/2016-10-19-spip-3-1-2-server-side-request-forgery-cve-2016-7999/
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.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/12/10

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