CVE-2021-44118
SPIP 4.0.0 is affected by a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. To exploit the...
SPIP 4.0.0 is affected by a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. To exploit the vulnerability, a visitor must browse to a malicious SVG file. The vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker to inject malicious code running on the client side into web pages visited by other users (stored XSS).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.4
SPIP 4.0.0 is affected by a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. To exploit the vulnerability, a visitor must browse to a malicious SVG file. The vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker to inject malicious code running on the client side into web pages visited by other users (stored XSS).
- Record
CVE-2021-44118- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
SPIP 4.0.0 is affected by a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. To exploit the vulnerability, a visitor must browse to a malicious SVG file. The vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker to inject malicious code running on the client side into web pages visited by other users (stored XSS).
- Record
CVE-2021-44118- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-30974 No score
SPIP 4.0.0 is affected by a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. To exploit the vulnerability, a visitor must browse to a malicious SVG file. The vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker to inject malicious code running on the client side into web pages visited by other users (stored XSS).
- Record
EUVD-2021-30974- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-564r-594w-gw2m No score
SPIP 4.0.0 is affected by a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. To exploit the...
SPIP 4.0.0 is affected by a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. To exploit the vulnerability, a visitor must browse to a malicious SVG file. The vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker to inject malicious code running on the client side into web pages visited by other users (stored XSS).
- Record
GHSA-564r-594w-gw2m- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.4
SPIP 4.0.0 is affected by a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. To exploit the vulnerability, a visitor must browse to a malicious SVG file. The vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker to inject malicious code running on the client side into web pages visited by other users (stored XSS).
- Record
CVE-2021-44118- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2021-44118
5.4
SPIP 4.0.0 is affected by a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. To exploit the vulnerability, a visitor must browse to a malicious SVG file. The vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker to inject malicious code running on the client side into web pages visited by other users (stored XSS).
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2021-44118- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2021-44118
5.4
SPIP 4.0.0 is affected by a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. To exploit the vulnerability, a visitor must browse to a malicious SVG file. The vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker to inject malicious code running on the client side into web pages visited by other users (stored XSS).
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-44118- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-5482-1 No score
spip vulnerabilities
It was discovered that SPIP incorrectly validated inputs. An authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-28984)
Charles Fol and Théo Gordyjan discovered that SPIP is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS). If a user were tricked into browsing a malicious SVG file, an attacker could possibly exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue was only fixed in Ubuntu 21.10. (CVE-2021-44118, CVE-2021-44120, CVE-2021-44122, CVE-2021-44123)
It was discovered that SPIP incorrectly handled certain forms. A remote authenticated editor could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code, and a remote unauthenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2022-26846, CVE-2022-26847)
- Record
USN-5482-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-5482-2 No score
spip vulnerabilities
USN-5482-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in SPIP. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS for CVE-2021-44118, CVE-2021-44120, CVE-2021-44122 and CVE-2021-44123.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that SPIP incorrectly validated inputs. An authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-28984)
Charles Fol and Théo Gordyjan discovered that SPIP is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS). If a user were tricked into browsing a malicious SVG file, an attacker could possibly exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue was only fixed in Ubuntu 21.10. (CVE-2021-44118, CVE-2021-44120, CVE-2021-44122, CVE-2021-44123)
It was discovered that SPIP incorrectly handled certain forms. A remote authenticated editor could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code, and a remote unauthenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2022-26846, CVE-2022-26847)
- Record
USN-5482-2- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
spipDebian:13 |
before 3.2.12-1 | 3.2.12-1 |
spipDebian:14 |
before 3.2.12-1 | 3.2.12-1 |
spipDebian:9 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 3.1.4-4~deb9u4+deb9u2, plus listed versions 3.1.4-23.1.4-33.1.4-3~deb9u13.1.4-4~deb9u13.1.4-4~deb9u23.1.4-4~deb9u33.1.4-4~deb9u43.1.4-4~deb9u4+deb9u1 |
3.1.4-4~deb9u4+deb9u2 |
spipDebian:10 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 3.2.4-1+deb10u5, plus listed versions 3.2.4-13.2.4-1+deb10u13.2.4-1+deb10u23.2.4-1+deb10u33.2.4-1+deb10u4 |
3.2.4-1+deb10u5 |
spipDebian:11 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 3.2.11-3+deb11u1, plus listed versions 3.2.11-3 |
3.2.11-3+deb11u1 |
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 |
spipUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
before 3.1.4-4~deb9u5build0.18.04.1, plus listed versions 3.1.4-33.1.4-4~deb9u3build0.18.04.1 |
3.1.4-4~deb9u5build0.18.04.1 |
spipUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
before 3.2.7-1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 3.2.4-13.2.5-13.2.7-1 |
3.2.7-1ubuntu0.1 |
spipUbuntu:18.04:LTS From an advisory covering 7 CVEs |
before 3.1.4-4~deb9u5build0.18.04.1, plus listed versions 3.1.4-33.1.4-4~deb9u3build0.18.04.1 |
3.1.4-4~deb9u5build0.18.04.1 |
spipUbuntu:20.04:LTS From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 3.2.7-1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 3.2.4-13.2.5-13.2.7-1 |
3.2.7-1ubuntu0.1 |
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-2021-44118 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Spip, published December 22, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.77%, the 55th percentile. Fixed in spip 3.2.12-1.
References
git.spip.net/spip/spip/commit/1cf91def15966406ddd0488cf9d1ecd1ae82d47a
git.spip.net/spip/spip/commit/4ccf90a6912d7fab97e1bd5619770c9236cc7357
git.spip.net/spip/medias/commit/13c293fabd35e2c152379522c29432423936cbba
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44118
github.com/advisories/GHSA-564r-594w-gw2m
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-44118
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ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-44118
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5482-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5482-2
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-44118
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-28984
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-44120
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-44122
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-44123
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-26846
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-26847