CVE-2025-71242 SPIP < 4.3.6 Authorization Bypass Leading to Content Disclosure

Q: What is CVE-2025-71242?

CVE-2025-71242 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Spip Spip, published on 19 Feb 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Q: Is CVE-2025-71242 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-71242 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Medium 5.3 Published 19 Feb 2026 Updated 5 Mar 2026

An authenticated attacker can access restricted article and section content via AJAX fragments due to missing authorization checks in SPIP.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2025-71242?

CVE-2025-71242 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Spip Spip, published on 19 Feb 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

SPIP before 4.3.6, 4.2.17, and 4.1.20 allows unauthorized content disclosure in the private area. The application does not properly check authorization when displaying content of articles and sections (rubriques) in AJAX-loaded fragments, allowing an authenticated attacker to access restricted content. This vulnerability is not mitigated by the SPIP security screen.

Weakness: CWE-285

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-71242?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Spip Spip.

How do I fix CVE-2025-71242?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2025-71242 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-71242 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71242, GHSA-cgwr-5223-r4pg, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-71242.