CVE-2016-7980

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in ecrire/exec/valider_xml.php in SPIP 3.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that execute the XML validator on a local file via a crafted valider_xml request. NOTE: this issue can be combined with CVE-2016-7998 to execute arbitrary PHP code.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.55%
Vendor Advisory spip.net Vendor Advisory spip.net Vendor Advisory spip.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://sysdream.com/news/lab/2016-10-19-spip-3-1-2-exec-code-cross-site-request-forgery-cve-2016-7980/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93451 vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/12/6 third party advisory mailing list
https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23203 patch vendor advisory issue tracking
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/06/6 patch mailing list third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/17 third party advisory mailing list
https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23202 patch vendor advisory issue tracking
https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23201 patch vendor advisory issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-7980?
CVE-2016-7980 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-7980?
To fix CVE-2016-7980, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-7980 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-7980 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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