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CVE-2019-16394

SPIP before 3.1.11 and 3.2 before 3.2.5 provides different error messages from the password...

5.3 MediumPublic exploitFix available

SPIP before 3.1.11 and 3.2 before 3.2.5 provides different error messages from the password-reminder page depending on whether an e-mail address exists, which might help attackers to enumerate subscribers.

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
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

7.34%Up 5.5 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.3

SPIP before 3.1.11 and 3.2 before 3.2.5 provides different error messages from the password-reminder page depending on whether an e-mail address exists, which might help attackers to enumerate subscribers.

Record
CVE-2019-16394
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-203
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

SPIP before 3.1.11 and 3.2 before 3.2.5 provides different error messages from the password-reminder page depending on whether an e-mail address exists, which might help attackers to enumerate subscribers.

Record
CVE-2019-16394
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-7142 No score

SPIP before 3.1.11 and 3.2 before 3.2.5 provides different error messages from the password-reminder page depending on whether an e-mail address exists, which might help attackers to enumerate subscribers.

Record
EUVD-2019-7142
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r5w4-9849-g226 5.3

SPIP before 3.1.11 and 3.2 before 3.2.5 provides different error messages from the password...

SPIP before 3.1.11 and 3.2 before 3.2.5 provides different error messages from the password-reminder page depending on whether an e-mail address exists, which might help attackers to enumerate subscribers.

Record
GHSA-r5w4-9849-g226
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-200, CWE-203
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 5.3

SPIP before 3.1.11 and 3.2 before 3.2.5 provides different error messages from the password-reminder page depending on whether an e-mail address exists, which might help attackers to enumerate subscribers.

Record
CVE-2019-16394
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-16394 5.3

SPIP before 3.1.11 and 3.2 before 3.2.5 provides different error messages from the password-reminder page depending on whether an e-mail address exists, which might help attackers to enumerate subscribers.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-16394
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-16394 5.3

SPIP before 3.1.11 and 3.2 before 3.2.5 provides different error messages from the password-reminder page depending on whether an e-mail address exists, which might help attackers to enumerate subscribers.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-16394
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4536-1 No score

spip vulnerabilities

Youssouf Boulouiz discovered that SPIP incorrectly handled login error messages. A remote attacker could potentially exploit this to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. (CVE-2019-16392)

Gilles Vincent discovered that SPIP incorrectly handled password reset requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause SPIP to enumerate registered users. (CVE-2019-16394)

Guillaume Fahrner discovered that SPIP did not properly sanitize input. A remote authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code on the host server. (CVE-2019-11071)

Sylvain Lefevre discovered that SPIP incorrectly handled user authorization. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to modify and publish content and modify the database. (CVE-2019-16391)

It was discovered that SPIP did not properly sanitize input. A remote attacker could, through cross-site scripting (XSS) and PHP injection, exploit this to inject arbitrary web script or HTML. (CVE-2017-15736)

Alexis Zucca discovered that SPIP incorrectly handled the media plugin. A remote authenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to write to the database. (CVE-2019-19830)

Christophe Laffont discovered that SPIP incorrectly handled redirect URLs. An attacker could use this issue to cause SPIP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-16393)

Record
USN-4536-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
spip
Debian:13
before 3.2.5-1
3.2.5-1
spip
Debian:14
before 3.2.5-1
3.2.5-1
spip
Debian:8
before 3.0.17-2+deb8u5, plus listed versions
3.0.17-23.0.17-2+deb8u13.0.17-2+deb8u23.0.17-2+deb8u33.0.17-2+deb8u4
3.0.17-2+deb8u5
spip
Debian:9
before 3.1.4-4~deb9u3, plus listed versions
3.1.4-23.1.4-33.1.4-3~deb9u13.1.4-4~deb9u13.1.4-4~deb9u2
3.1.4-4~deb9u3
spip
Debian:10
before 3.2.4-1+deb10u1, plus listed versions
3.2.4-1
3.2.4-1+deb10u1
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
spip
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
before 3.1.4-4~deb9u3build0.18.04.1, plus listed versions
3.1.4-3
3.1.4-4~deb9u3build0.18.04.1

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
PoC in GitHubtrungnd51/Silent_CVE_2019_163942020-02-18

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub

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

In short

CVE-2019-16394 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Spip, published September 17, 2019. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.34%, the 94th percentile. Fixed in spip 3.2.5-1.

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