ubuntu-cve-2021-44120
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2022-01-26 12:15
Modified
2026-04-07 09:31
Summary
Details

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.

Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
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          {
            "binary_name": "spip",
            "binary_version": "3.0.21-1ubuntu1+esm1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
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        "name": "spip",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/spip@3.0.21-1ubuntu1+esm1?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/xenial"
      },
      "ranges": [
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            {
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "versions": [
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        "3.0.21-1",
        "3.0.21-1ubuntu1",
        "3.0.21-1ubuntu1+esm1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "spip",
            "binary_version": "3.1.4-4~deb9u5build0.18.04.1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
        "name": "spip",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/spip@3.1.4-4~deb9u5build0.18.04.1?arch=source\u0026distro=bionic"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
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            },
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            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "3.1.4-3",
        "3.1.4-4~deb9u3build0.18.04.1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "spip",
            "binary_version": "3.2.7-1ubuntu0.1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
        "name": "spip",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/spip@3.2.7-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
      },
      "ranges": [
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            {
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            },
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        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "3.2.4-1",
        "3.2.5-1",
        "3.2.7-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "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\u0027s information, the malicious code will be executed. The \"Who are you\" and \"Website Name\" fields are vulnerable.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-44120",
  "modified": "2026-04-07T09:31:14Z",
  "published": "2022-01-26T12:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-44120"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://git.spip.net/spip/spip/commit/d548391d799387d1e93cf1a369d385c72f7d5c81"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5482-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5482-2"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-44120"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "USN-5482-1",
    "USN-5482-2"
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2021-44120"
  ]
}



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