CVE-2025-71242

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.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://blog.spip.net/Mise-a-jour-de-securite-sortie-de-SPIP-4-3-6.html	Broken Link
https://git.spip.net/spip/spip	Product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/spip-authorization-bypass-leading-to-content-disclosure	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:spip:spip::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:spip:spip::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:spip:spip::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-02-19 16:27

Updated : 2026-03-02 15:16

NVD link : CVE-2025-71242

Mitre link : CVE-2025-71242

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-71242

JSON object : View

Products Affected

spip

spip

CWE

CWE-285

Improper Authorization

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