CVE-2016-7999

ecrire/exec/valider_xml.php in SPIP 3.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to conduct server...

7.4 HighFix available

ecrire/exec/valider_xml.php in SPIP 3.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to conduct server side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a URL in the var_url parameter in a valider_xml action.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

2.30%Up 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.4

ecrire/exec/valider_xml.php in SPIP 3.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to conduct server side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a URL in the var_url parameter in a valider_xml action.

Record: CVE-2016-7999
CVSS 3.0: 7.4 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-918
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

ecrire/exec/valider_xml.php in SPIP 3.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to conduct server side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a URL in the var_url parameter in a valider_xml action.

Record: CVE-2016-7999
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-8847 No score

ecrire/exec/valider_xml.php in SPIP 3.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to conduct server side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a URL in the var_url parameter in a valider_xml action.

Record: EUVD-2016-8847
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7fjq-6rmc-pgwr 7.4

ecrire/exec/valider_xml.php in SPIP 3.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to conduct server...

ecrire/exec/valider_xml.php in SPIP 3.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to conduct server side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a URL in the var_url parameter in a valider_xml action.

Record: GHSA-7fjq-6rmc-pgwr
CVSS 3.0: 7.4 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-918
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.4

ecrire/exec/valider_xml.php in SPIP 3.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to conduct server side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a URL in the var_url parameter in a valider_xml action.

Record: CVE-2016-7999
CVSS 3.0: 7.4 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-7999 7.4

ecrire/exec/valider_xml.php in SPIP 3.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to conduct server side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a URL in the var_url parameter in a valider_xml action.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7999
CVSS 3.0: 7.4 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-7999 7.4

ecrire/exec/valider_xml.php in SPIP 3.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to conduct server side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a URL in the var_url parameter in a valider_xml action.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7999
CVSS 3.0: 7.4 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

spip

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`spip` Debian:13	before 3.1.3-1	3.1.3-1
`spip` Debian:14	before 3.1.3-1	3.1.3-1
`spip` Debian: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
`spip` Ubuntu: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

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-7999 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.4) in Spip, published November 2, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.30%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in spip 3.1.3-1.

References

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