Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting spip package, versions <3.2.11-3+deb11u3build0.21.10.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (26th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2110-SPIP-2386352
  • published27 Jan 2022
  • disclosed26 Jan 2022

Introduced: 26 Jan 2022

CVE-2021-44120  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:21.10 spip to version 3.2.11-3+deb11u3build0.21.10.1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:21.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

SPIP 4.0.0 is affected by a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ecrire/public/interfaces.php, adding the function safehtml to the vulnerable fields. An editor is able to modify his personal information. If the editor has an article written and available, when a user goes to the public site and wants to read the author's information, the malicious code will be executed. The "Who are you" and "Website Name" fields are vulnerable.

CVSS Scores

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