CVE-2025-71240 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-71240: SPIP < 4.2.15 Cross-Site Scripting via Code Tags

Vendor Spip

Product SPIP

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published February 19, 2026

Last update March 5, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.8/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction —

Confidentiality —

Integrity —

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

SPIP before 4.2.15 allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via crafted content in HTML code tags. The application does not properly verify JavaScript within code tags, allowing an attacker to inject malicious scripts that execute in a victim's browser.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 19, 2026 CVE published

March 5, 2026 Record updated

External resources

03References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71240 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html

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