CVE-2016-7998
The SPIP template composer/compiler in SPIP 3.1.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users...
The SPIP template composer/compiler in SPIP 3.1.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading an HTML file with a crafted (1) INCLUDE or (2) INCLURE tag and then accessing it with a valider_xml action.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The SPIP template composer/compiler in SPIP 3.1.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading an HTML file with a crafted (1) INCLUDE or (2) INCLURE tag and then accessing it with a valider_xml action.
- Record
CVE-2016-7998- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The SPIP template composer/compiler in SPIP 3.1.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading an HTML file with a crafted (1) INCLUDE or (2) INCLURE tag and then accessing it with a valider_xml action.
- Record
CVE-2016-7998- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-8846 No score
The SPIP template composer/compiler in SPIP 3.1.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading an HTML file with a crafted (1) INCLUDE or (2) INCLURE tag and then accessing it with a valider_xml action.
- Record
EUVD-2016-8846- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q539-39f7-xr44
The SPIP template composer/compiler in SPIP 3.1.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users...
The SPIP template composer/compiler in SPIP 3.1.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading an HTML file with a crafted (1) INCLUDE or (2) INCLURE tag and then accessing it with a valider_xml action.
- Record
GHSA-q539-39f7-xr44- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
The SPIP template composer/compiler in SPIP 3.1.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading an HTML file with a crafted (1) INCLUDE or (2) INCLURE tag and then accessing it with a valider_xml action.
- Record
CVE-2016-7998- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-7998
The SPIP template composer/compiler in SPIP 3.1.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading an HTML file with a crafted (1) INCLUDE or (2) INCLURE tag and then accessing it with a valider_xml action.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7998- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-7998
The SPIP template composer/compiler in SPIP 3.1.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading an HTML file with a crafted (1) INCLUDE or (2) INCLURE tag and then accessing it with a valider_xml action.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7998- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
spipDebian:13 |
before 3.1.3-1 | 3.1.3-1 |
spipDebian:14 |
before 3.1.3-1 | 3.1.3-1 |
spipDebian:7 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 2.1.17-1+deb7u6, plus listed versions 2.1.17-12.1.17-1+deb7u12.1.17-1+deb7u22.1.17-1+deb7u32.1.17-1+deb7u42.1.17-1+deb7u5 |
2.1.17-1+deb7u6 |
spipUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.0.20-13.0.21-13.0.21-1ubuntu13.0.21-1ubuntu1+esm1 |
None known |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | SPIP 3.1.2 Template Compiler/Composer - PHP Code Execution | 2016-10-20 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-7998 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Spip, published November 2, 2016. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.3%, the 96th percentile. Fixed in spip 3.1.3-1.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/93451
core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23189
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/07/5
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sysdream.com/news/lab/2016-10-19-spip-3-1-2-template-compiler-composer-php-code-execution-cve-2016-7998
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7998
github.com/advisories/GHSA-q539-39f7-xr44
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7998
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7998
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7998