CVE-2016-9998
SPIP 3.1.x suffer from a Reflected Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability in /ecrire/exec/info_plugin...
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.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-9998- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-9998- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-10781 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2016-10781- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qf7v-9pxv-qv56
SPIP 3.1.x suffer from a Reflected Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability in /ecrire/exec/info_plugin...
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.
- Record
GHSA-qf7v-9pxv-qv56- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-9998- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-9998
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9998- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-9998
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9998- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
spipDebian:13 |
before 3.1.4-2 | 3.1.4-2 |
spipDebian:14 |
before 3.1.4-2 | 3.1.4-2 |
spipDebian:7 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2.1.17-1+deb7u8, 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+deb7u52.1.17-1+deb7u62.1.17-1+deb7u7 |
2.1.17-1+deb7u8 |
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 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-9998 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Spip, published December 17, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.93%, the 60th percentile. Fixed in spip 3.1.4-2.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/95008
core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23288
securitytracker.com/id/1037486
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9998
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qf7v-9pxv-qv56
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9998
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9998
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9998