CVE-2016-7999 describes a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in SPIP versions 3.1.2 and earlier, specifically within the ecrire/exec/valider_xml.php component. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.4) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to force the server to make requests to arbitrary URLs via the var_url parameter, potentially leading to information disclosure or internal network access. While the vulnerability has no known public exploits, Metasploit modules, or Nuclei templates, and has received minimal community discussion or media coverage, its potential impact on confidentiality and integrity remains significant.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:spip:spip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.