CVE-2024-8517
SPIP Bigup Multipart File Upload OS Command Injection
CVE-2024-8517 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Spip, published September 6, 2024. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 94.5%, the 99th percentile. Fixed in spip 4.3.2+dfsg-1.
SPIP before 4.3.2, 4.2.16, and 4.1.18 is vulnerable to a command injection issue. A remote and unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary operating system commands by sending a crafted multipart file upload HTTP request.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
9.8
SPIP Bigup Multipart File Upload OS Command Injection
SPIP before 4.3.2, 4.2.16, and 4.1.18 is vulnerable to a command injection issue. A remote and unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary operating system commands by sending a crafted multipart file upload HTTP request.
- Record
CVE-2024-8517- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-73, CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-49235
9.8
SPIP before 4.3.2, 4.2.16, and 4.1.18 is vulnerable to a command injection issue. A remote and unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary operating system commands by sending a crafted multipart file upload HTTP request.
- Record
EUVD-2024-49235- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7w4r-xxr6-xrcj
9.8
SPIP before 4.3.2, 4.2.16, and 4.1.18 is vulnerable to a command injection issue. A remote and...
SPIP before 4.3.2, 4.2.16, and 4.1.18 is vulnerable to a command injection issue. A remote and unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary operating system commands by sending a crafted multipart file upload HTTP request.
- Record
GHSA-7w4r-xxr6-xrcj- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-73, CWE-646
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
9.8
SPIP before 4.3.2, 4.2.16, and 4.1.18 is vulnerable to a command injection issue. A remote and unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary operating system commands by sending a crafted multipart file upload HTTP request.
- Record
CVE-2024-8517- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-73, CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
9.8
SPIP before 4.3.2, 4.2.16, and 4.1.18 is vulnerable to a command injection issue. A remote and unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary operating system commands by sending a crafted multipart file upload HTTP request.
- Record
CVE-2024-8517- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2024-8517
9.8
SPIP before 4.3.2, 4.2.16, and 4.1.18 is vulnerable to a command injection issue. A remote and unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary operating system commands by sending a crafted multipart file upload HTTP request.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-8517- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-8517
9.8
SPIP before 4.3.2, 4.2.16, and 4.1.18 is vulnerable to a command injection issue. A remote and unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary operating system commands by sending a crafted multipart file upload HTTP request.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-8517- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-7318-1 No score
spip vulnerabilities
It was discovered that svg-sanitizer, vendored in SPIP, did not properly sanitize SVG/XML content. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform cross site scripting. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.10. (CVE-2022-23638)
It was discovered that SPIP did not properly sanitize certain inputs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform cross site scripting. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-28959)
It was discovered that SPIP did not properly sanitize certain inputs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform PHP injection attacks. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-28960)
It was discovered that SPIP did not properly sanitize certain inputs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform SQL injection attacks. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-28961)
It was discovered that SPIP did not properly sanitize certain inputs. A remote authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-37155)
It was discovered that SPIP did not properly sanitize certain inputs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform SQL injection attacks. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-24258)
It was discovered that SPIP did not properly handle serialization under certain circumstances. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-27372)
It was discovered that SPIP did not properly sanitize HTTP requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-8517)
- Record
USN-7318-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
spipDebian:13 |
before 4.3.2+dfsg-1 | 4.3.2+dfsg-1 |
spipDebian:14 |
before 4.3.2+dfsg-1 | 4.3.2+dfsg-1 |
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:Pro:18.04:LTS |
before 3.1.4-4~deb9u5ubuntu0.1~esm2, plus listed versions 3.1.4-33.1.4-4~deb9u3build0.18.04.13.1.4-4~deb9u5build0.18.04.1 |
3.1.4-4~deb9u5ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
spipUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
before 3.2.7-1ubuntu0.1+esm2, plus listed versions 3.2.4-13.2.5-13.2.7-13.2.7-1ubuntu0.1 |
3.2.7-1ubuntu0.1+esm2 |
spipUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.2.11-33.2.12-14.0.2-14.0.4-1 |
None known |
spipUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.1.11+dfsg-14.1.12+dfsg-14.1.13+dfsg-14.1.15+dfsg-14.2.9+dfsg-2 |
None known |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | SPIP BigUp Plugin Unauthenticated RCE | 2024-09-06 |
| Nuclei | SPIP BigUp Plugin - Remote Code Execution | |
| PoC in GitHub | Chocapikk/CVE-2024-8517 | 2024-09-06 |
| PoC in GitHub | saadhassan77/SPIP-BigUp-Unauthenticated-RCE-Exploit-CVE-2024-8517 | 2025-08-01 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, Nuclei, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
References
thinkloveshare.com/hacking/spip_preauth_rce_2024_part_2_a_big_upload
blog.spip.net/Mise-a-jour-critique-de-securite-sortie-de-SPIP-4-3-2-SPIP-4-2-16-SPIP-4-1-18.html
vulncheck.com/advisories/spip-upload-rce
vozec.fr/researchs/spip-preauth-rce-2024-big-upload
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8517
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7w4r-xxr6-xrcj
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security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-8517
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-8517
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8517
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7318-1
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-23638
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-28959
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-28960
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-28961
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-37155
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-24258
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-27372