SPIP up to 3.1.2 valider_xml cross-site request forgery

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in SPIP up to 3.1.2 (Content Management System). Affected is an unknown code of the file valider_xml. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 09/15/2016. The weakness was released 10/12/2016 by Nicolas Chatelain with Sysdream Labs as SPIP 3.1.2 Exec Code Cross-Site Request Forgery as not defined mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). The advisory is available at seclists.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-7980 since 09/09/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 15 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94476 (Debian DLA-695-1 : spip security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11709 (SPIP Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 3.1.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (94476) and Exploit-DB (40597). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 93007, 93016, 93017 and 93018.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 94476
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-695-1 : spip security update
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OpenVAS ID: 800308
OpenVAS Name: SPIP Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: SPIP 3.1.3

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09/09/2016 🔍
09/15/2016 +6 days 🔍
09/26/2016 +11 days 🔍
09/27/2016 +1 days 🔍
09/30/2016 +3 days 🔍
10/05/2016 +5 days 🔍
10/12/2016 +7 days 🔍
10/20/2016 +8 days 🔍
11/03/2016 +14 days 🔍
01/18/2017 +76 days 🔍
09/28/2022 +2079 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: SPIP 3.1.2 Exec Code Cross-Site Request Forgery
Researcher: Nicolas Chatelain
Organization: Sysdream Labs
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-7980 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 93451 - SPIP Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/20/2016 14:16
Updated: 09/28/2022 08:52
Changes: 10/20/2016 14:16 (73), 05/14/2019 15:35 (16), 09/28/2022 08:52 (3)
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