CVE-2017-15736

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability (stored) in SPIP before 3.1.7 allows remote attackers to...

6.1 MediumFix available

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability (stored) in SPIP before 3.1.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted string, as demonstrated by a PGP field, related to prive/objets/contenu/auteur.html and ecrire/inc/texte_mini.php.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.99%Down 0.1 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.1

Record: CVE-2017-15736
CVSS 3.0: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2017-15736
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-7159 No score

Record: EUVD-2017-7159
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mfv3-xjr8-9xpg 6.1

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability (stored) in SPIP before 3.1.7 allows remote attackers to...

Record: GHSA-mfv3-xjr8-9xpg
CVSS 3.0: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 6.1

Record: CVE-2017-15736
CVSS 3.0: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-15736 6.1

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15736
CVSS 3.0: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-15736 6.1

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15736
CVSS 3.0: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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

spip

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`spip` Debian:13	before 3.1.4-4	3.1.4-4
`spip` Debian:14	before 3.1.4-4	3.1.4-4
`spip` Debian:8	before 3.0.17-2+deb8u4, plus listed versions 3.0.17-23.0.17-2+deb8u13.0.17-2+deb8u23.0.17-2+deb8u3	3.0.17-2+deb8u4
`spip` Debian:9	before 3.1.4-4~deb9u1, plus listed versions 3.1.4-23.1.4-33.1.4-3~deb9u1	3.1.4-4~deb9u1
`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

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2017-15736 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Spip, published October 21, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.99%, the 62nd percentile. Fixed in spip 3.1.4-4.

References

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