CVE-2019-16394
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.
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
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 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV: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 Medium
CVSS: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 Medium
CVSS: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 Medium
CVSS: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 Medium
CVSS: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
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
spipDebian:13 |
before 3.2.5-1 | 3.2.5-1 |
spipDebian:14 |
before 3.2.5-1 | 3.2.5-1 |
spipDebian: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 |
spipDebian: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 |
spipDebian:10 |
before 3.2.4-1+deb10u1, plus listed versions 3.2.4-1 |
3.2.4-1+deb10u1 |
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~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.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | trungnd51/Silent_CVE_2019_16394 | 2020-02-18 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE 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.
References
blog.spip.net/Mise-a-jour-CRITIQUE-de-securite-Sortie-de-SPIP-3-2-5-et-SPIP-3-1-11.html
core.spip.net/issues/4171
zone.spip.net/trac/spip-zone/changeset/117577/spip-zone
zone.spip.net/trac/spip-zone/changeset/117578/spip-zone
seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/40
debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4532
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lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00038.html
usn.ubuntu.com/4536-1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16394
github.com/advisories/GHSA-r5w4-9849-g226
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-16394
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-16394
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4536-1
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-16394
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-15736
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-11071
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-16391
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-16392
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-16393
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-19830