Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting spip package, versions <3.1.4-2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.93% (60th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-SPIP-18612407
  • published11 Aug 2026
  • disclosed17 Dec 2016

Introduced: 17 Dec 2016

CVE-2016-9998  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest spip to version 3.1.4-2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream spip package and not the spip package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

SPIP 3.1.x suffer from a Reflected Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability in /ecrire/exec/info_plugin.php involving the $plugin parameter, as demonstrated by a /ecrire/?exec=info_plugin URL.