CVE-2016-7999 Server-side request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can perform Server-Side Request Forgery attacks via the var_url parameter in SPIP's XML validation script.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-7999?
CVE-2016-7999 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Spip Spip, published on 18 Jan 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
ecrire/exec/valider_xml.php in SPIP 3.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to conduct server side request forgery (SSRF) attacks via a URL in the var_url parameter in a valider_xml action.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7999?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Spip Spip.
How do I fix CVE-2016-7999?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2016-7999 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7999 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Spip Spip
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7999, GHSA-7fjq-6rmc-pgwr, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7999.