CVE-2021-44120
Publication date 26 January 2022
Last updated 26 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
SPIP 4.0.0 is affected by a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ecrire/public/interfaces.php, adding the function safehtml to the vulnerable fields. An editor is able to modify his personal information. If the editor has an article written and available, when a user goes to the public site and wants to read the author's information, the malicious code will be executed. The "Who are you" and "Website Name" fields are vulnerable.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| spip | 25.10 questing |
Not affected
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| 25.04 plucky |
Not affected
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 3.2.7-1ubuntu0.1
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 3.1.4-4~deb9u5build0.18.04.1
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Vulnerable
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| 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
5.4 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Changed |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity impact | Low |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-5482-1
- SPIP vulnerabilities
- 16 June 2022
- USN-5482-2
- SPIP vulnerabilities
- 2 March 2023