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CVE-2016-7981

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-7981 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting SPIP versions 3.1.2 and earlier, specifically within the valider_xml.php component. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by injecting arbitrary web script or HTML via the var_url parameter, requiring user interaction to trigger the attack. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit modules, a Nuclei template exists for detection, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:spip:spip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.1MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
8.22%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2016-7981 · Jul 27, 2021
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0822 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 26,219 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

core.spip.net / projects/spip/repository/revisions/23200
Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
core.spip.net / projects/spip/repository/revisions/23201
Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
core.spip.net / projects/spip/repository/revisions/23202
Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/17
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/10/06/6
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/10/12/7
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/93451
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry