CVE-2026-72709

NameCVE-2026-72709
DescriptionSPIP before version 4.4.18 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in sensitive actions under ecrire/action/ that allows unauthenticated attackers to invoke privileged actions by supplying only a valid CSRF nonce without any server-side permission check. Attackers can bypass template-level authorization guards through direct HTTP requests to invoke actions such as editer_auteur, enabling arbitrary account password rewrites including administrator accounts and resulting in full account takeover.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
spip (PTS)trixie4.4.21+dfsg-0+deb13u1fixed
trixie (security)4.4.23+dfsg-0+deb13u1fixed
forky, sid4.4.25+dfsg-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
spipsourcetrixie4.4.19+dfsg-0+deb13u1
spipsource(unstable)4.4.18+dfsg-1

Notes

https://blog.lexfo.fr/casse-spip-sqli-to-rce.html
https://blog.spip.net/Mise-a-jour-critique-de-securite-sortie-de-SPIP-4-4-18.html

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