SPIP before 4.4.9 allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in the private area, complementing an incomplete fix from SPIP 4.4.8. The echappe_anti_xss() function was not systematically applied to input, form, button, and anchor (a) HTML tags, allowing an attacker to inject malicious scripts through these elements. This vulnerability is not mitigated by the SPIP security screen.
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Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Description SPIP before 4.4.9 allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in the private area, complementing an incomplete fix from SPIP 4.4.8. The echappe_anti_xss() function was not systematically applied to input, form, button, and anchor (a) HTML tags, allowing an attacker to inject malicious scripts through these elements. This vulnerability is not mitigated by the SPIP security screen.
Title SPIP < 4.4.9 Cross-Site Scripting in Private Area (Incomplete Fix)
First Time appeared Spip
Spip spip
Weaknesses CWE-79
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:spip:spip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Spip
Spip spip
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': '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'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-19T14:58:20.100Z

Reserved: 2026-02-19T03:00:22.783Z

Link: CVE-2025-71249

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-02-19T16:27:13.287

Modified: 2026-02-19T16:27:13.287

Link: CVE-2025-71249

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