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ubuntu-cve-2025-71240

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2026-02-19 16:27

Modified

2026-04-07 09:46

Summary

Details

SPIP before 4.2.15 allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via crafted content in HTML code tags. The application does not properly verify JavaScript within code tags, allowing an attacker to inject malicious scripts that execute in a victim's browser.

Severity

5.4 (Medium)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

4.8 (Medium)


                    
                      CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-71240	REPORT
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-71240	REPORT
	https://blog.spip.net/Mise-a-jour-de-maintenance-…	REPORT
	https://git.spip.net/spip/spip	REPORT
	https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/spip-cross-s…	REPORT

JSON

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "spip",
            "binary_version": "3.0.21-1ubuntu1+esm1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "spip",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/spip@3.0.21-1ubuntu1+esm1?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/xenial"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "3.0.20-1",
        "3.0.21-1",
        "3.0.21-1ubuntu1",
        "3.0.21-1ubuntu1+esm1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "spip",
            "binary_version": "3.1.4-4~deb9u5ubuntu0.1~esm2"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS",
        "name": "spip",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/spip@3.1.4-4~deb9u5ubuntu0.1~esm2?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/bionic"
      },
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            }
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        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "3.1.4-3",
        "3.1.4-4~deb9u3build0.18.04.1",
        "3.1.4-4~deb9u5build0.18.04.1",
        "3.1.4-4~deb9u5ubuntu0.1~esm2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "spip",
            "binary_version": "3.2.7-1ubuntu0.1+esm2"
          }
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      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS",
        "name": "spip",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/spip@3.2.7-1ubuntu0.1+esm2?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/focal"
      },
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            }
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        "3.2.5-1",
        "3.2.7-1",
        "3.2.7-1ubuntu0.1",
        "3.2.7-1ubuntu0.1+esm2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "spip",
            "binary_version": "4.0.4-1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
        "name": "spip",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/spip@4.0.4-1?arch=source\u0026distro=jammy"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "3.2.11-3",
        "3.2.12-1",
        "4.0.2-1",
        "4.0.4-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "spip",
            "binary_version": "4.2.9+dfsg-2"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:24.04:LTS",
        "name": "spip",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/spip@4.2.9+dfsg-2?arch=source\u0026distro=noble"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "4.1.11+dfsg-1",
        "4.1.12+dfsg-1",
        "4.1.13+dfsg-1",
        "4.1.15+dfsg-1",
        "4.2.9+dfsg-2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "SPIP before 4.2.15 allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via crafted content in HTML code tags. The application does not properly verify JavaScript within code tags, allowing an attacker to inject malicious scripts that execute in a victim\u0027s browser.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71240",
  "modified": "2026-04-07T09:46:15Z",
  "published": "2026-02-19T16:27:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-71240"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-71240"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://blog.spip.net/Mise-a-jour-de-maintenance-et-securite-sortie-de-SPIP-4-2-15.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://git.spip.net/spip/spip"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/spip-cross-site-scripting-via-code-tags"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2025-71240"
  ]
}

CVE-2025-71240 (GCVE-0-2025-71240)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-19 14:58 – Updated: 2026-03-05 01:29

Title

SPIP < 4.2.15 Cross-Site Scripting via Code Tags

Summary

Severity

4.8 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

5.4 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Assigner

VulnCheck

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://blog.spip.net/Mise-a-jour-de-maintenance-…	vendor-advisorypatch
https://git.spip.net/spip/spip	product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/spip-cross-s…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
SPIP	SPIP	Affected: 4.2.0 , < 4.2.15 (semver)

Date Public

2024-07-26 00:00

Credits

Show details on NVD website

JSON

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                  },
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                  }
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                "timestamp": "2026-02-19T20:21:58.103816Z",
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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

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Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

CVE-2025-71240 (GCVE-0-2025-71240)

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