SPIP up to 4.1.19/4.2.16/4.3.5 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in SPIP up to 4.1.19/4.2.16/4.3.5 and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-71241. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in SPIP up to 4.1.19/4.2.16/4.3.5. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

SPIP before 4.3.6, 4.2.17, and 4.1.20 allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in the private area. The content of the error message displayed by the 'transmettre' API is not properly sanitized, allowing an attacker to inject malicious scripts. This vulnerability is mitigated by the SPIP security screen.

The weakness was presented by Glop, Tom and Mika. It is possible to read the advisory at blog.spip.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-71241 since 02/19/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 299649 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-71241), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 4.1.20, 4.2.17 or 4.3.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (299649). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Content Management System

Name

• SPIP

Version

• 4.1.0
• 4.1.1
• 4.1.2
• 4.1.3
• 4.1.4
• 4.1.5
• 4.1.6
• 4.1.7
• 4.1.8
• 4.1.9
• 4.1.10
• 4.1.11
• 4.1.12
• 4.1.13
• 4.1.14
• 4.1.15
• 4.1.16
• 4.1.17
• 4.1.18
• 4.1.19
• 4.2.0
• 4.2.1
• 4.2.2
• 4.2.3
• 4.2.4
• 4.2.5
• 4.2.6
• 4.2.7
• 4.2.8
• 4.2.9
• 4.2.10
• 4.2.11
• 4.2.12
• 4.2.13
• 4.2.14
• 4.2.15
• 4.2.16
• 4.3.0
• 4.3.1
• 4.3.2
• 4.3.3
• 4.3.4
• 4.3.5

License

• free

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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NVD Base Score: 6.1
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CNA Base Score: 6.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 299649
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-71241

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: SPIP 4.1.20/4.2.17/4.3.6

Timelineinfo

02/19/2026 Advisory disclosed
02/19/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
02/19/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/03/2026 +12 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: blog.spip.net
Researcher: Glop, Tom, Mika
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-71241 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-71241
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-346923

Entryinfo

Created: 02/19/2026 16:32
Updated: 03/03/2026 05:21
Changes: 02/19/2026 16:32 (76), 02/20/2026 13:40 (2), 03/03/2026 05:21 (13)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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