CVE-2017-9736 — SPIP 3
SPIP 3.1.x before 3.1.6 and 3.2.x before Beta 3 does not remove shell metacharacters from the host field, allowing a remote attacker to cause remote code execution.
Published
2017-06-17T16:29:00.180
Last modified
2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
01What is this vulnerability?
SPIP 3.1.x before 3.1.6 and 3.2.x before Beta 3 does not remove shell metacharacters from the host field, allowing a remote attacker to cause remote code execution.
02Affected products
No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2017-06-17T16:29:00.180
- Last modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
09References
- www.debian.org — http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3890
- contrib.spip.net — https://contrib.spip.net/CRITICAL-security-update-SPIP-3-1-6-and-SPIP-3-2-Beta
- core.spip.net — https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23593
- core.spip.net — https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23594
- www.debian.org — http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3890
- contrib.spip.net — https://contrib.spip.net/CRITICAL-security-update-SPIP-3-1-6-and-SPIP-3-2-Beta
- core.spip.net — https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23593
- core.spip.net — https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23594
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