CVE-2026-26223
SPIP < 4.4.8 Cross-Site Scripting via Iframe Tags in Private Area
SPIP before 4.4.8 allows cross-site scripting (XSS) in the private area via malicious iframe tags. The application does not properly sandbox or escape iframe content in the back-office, allowing an attacker to inject and execute malicious scripts. The fix adds a sandbox attribute to iframe tags in the private area. This vulnerability is not mitigated by the SPIP security screen.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
SPIP < 4.4.8 Cross-Site Scripting via Iframe Tags in Private Area
SPIP before 4.4.8 allows cross-site scripting (XSS) in the private area via malicious iframe tags. The application does not properly sandbox or escape iframe content in the back-office, allowing an attacker to inject and execute malicious scripts. The fix adds a sandbox attribute to iframe tags in the private area. This vulnerability is not mitigated by the SPIP security screen.
- Record
CVE-2026-26223- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-7582
SPIP before 4.4.8 allows cross-site scripting (XSS) in the private area via malicious iframe tags. The application does not properly sandbox or escape iframe content in the back-office, allowing an attacker to inject and execute malicious scripts. The fix adds a sandbox attribute to iframe tags in the private area. This vulnerability is not mitigated by the SPIP security screen.
- Record
EUVD-2026-7582- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j95j-w4wp-8mqv
SPIP before 4.4.8 allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in the private area via malicious iframe tags...
SPIP before 4.4.8 allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in the private area via malicious iframe tags. The application does not properly sandbox or escape iframe content in the back-office, allowing an attacker to inject and execute malicious scripts. The fix adds a sandbox attribute to iframe tags in the private area. This vulnerability is not mitigated by the SPIP security screen.
- Record
GHSA-j95j-w4wp-8mqv- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - 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 - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
SPIP before 4.4.8 allows cross-site scripting (XSS) in the private area via malicious iframe tags. The application does not properly sandbox or escape iframe content in the back-office, allowing an attacker to inject and execute malicious scripts. The fix adds a sandbox attribute to iframe tags in the private area. This vulnerability is not mitigated by the SPIP security screen.
- Record
CVE-2026-26223- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/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 < 4.4.8 Cross-Site Scripting via Iframe Tags in Private Area
SPIP before 4.4.8 allows cross-site scripting (XSS) in the private area via malicious iframe tags. The application does not properly sandbox or escape iframe content in the back-office, allowing an attacker to inject and execute malicious scripts. The fix adds a sandbox attribute to iframe tags in the private area. This vulnerability is not mitigated by the SPIP security screen.
- Record
CVE-2026-26223- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-26223
SPIP before 4.4.8 allows cross-site scripting (XSS) in the private area via malicious iframe tags. The application does not properly sandbox or escape iframe content in the back-office, allowing an attacker to inject and execute malicious scripts. The fix adds a sandbox attribute to iframe tags in the private area. This vulnerability is not mitigated by the SPIP security screen.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-26223- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-26223
SPIP before 4.4.8 allows cross-site scripting (XSS) in the private area via malicious iframe tags. The application does not properly sandbox or escape iframe content in the back-office, allowing an attacker to inject and execute malicious scripts. The fix adds a sandbox attribute to iframe tags in the private area. This vulnerability is not mitigated by the SPIP security screen.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-26223- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/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 4.4.11+dfsg-0+deb13u1, plus listed versions 4.4.10+dfsg-14.4.3+dfsg-14.4.3+dfsg-1+deb13u14.4.4+dfsg-14.4.5+dfsg-1 Show 4 moreShow less4.4.6+dfsg-14.4.7+dfsg-14.4.8+dfsg-14.4.9+dfsg-1 |
4.4.11+dfsg-0+deb13u1 |
spipDebian:14 |
before 4.4.9+dfsg-1, plus listed versions 4.4.3+dfsg-14.4.4+dfsg-14.4.5+dfsg-14.4.6+dfsg-14.4.7+dfsg-14.4.8+dfsg-1 |
4.4.9+dfsg-1 |
spipDebian:13 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 4.4.11+dfsg-0+deb13u1, plus listed versions 4.4.10+dfsg-14.4.3+dfsg-14.4.3+dfsg-1+deb13u14.4.4+dfsg-14.4.5+dfsg-1 Show 4 moreShow less4.4.6+dfsg-14.4.7+dfsg-14.4.8+dfsg-14.4.9+dfsg-1 |
4.4.11+dfsg-0+deb13u1 |
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 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.1.4-33.1.4-4~deb9u3build0.18.04.13.1.4-4~deb9u5build0.18.04.13.1.4-4~deb9u5ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
None known |
spipUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.2.4-13.2.5-13.2.7-13.2.7-1ubuntu0.13.2.7-1ubuntu0.1+esm2 |
None known |
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 |
spipUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.3.8+dfsg-14.4.3+dfsg-1 |
None known |
spipUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.4.3+dfsg-14.4.6+dfsg-14.4.7+dfsg-14.4.8+dfsg-14.4.9+dfsg-1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-26223 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Spip, published February 19, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, the 10th percentile. Fixed in spip 4.4.11+dfsg-0+deb13u1.
References
blog.spip.net/Mise-a-jour-de-securite-sortie-de-SPIP-4-4-8.html
git.spip.net/spip/spip
vulncheck.com/advisories/spip-cross-site-scripting-via-iframe-tags-in-private-area
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-26223
github.com/advisories/GHSA-j95j-w4wp-8mqv
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-26223
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-26223
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-26223