SPIP before 4.4.18 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the administrative action endpoints under ecrire/action/ that allows unauthenticated attackers to perform privileged actions by supplying a valid HMAC-SHA256 nonce without any server-side permission check via autoriser()
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical · fixed in 4.4.18 : patch affected systems as a priority.
Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 05:11 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 51% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 4.4.18
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 11 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
A fix is available in SPIP version 4.4.18. Users should upgrade to version 4.4.18 or later to remediate this vulnerability. No other mitigation guidance is provided or necessary as the vulnerability is resolved by the official patch.
Description
SPIP before 4.4.18 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the administrative action endpoints under ecrire/action/ that allows unauthenticated attackers to perform privileged actions by supplying a valid HMAC-SHA256 nonce without any server-side permission check via autoriser(). Attackers can obtain a valid nonce, compute it for any action as the anonymous user, and invoke the editer_auteur action directly over HTTP to reset the password of any user account, including the administrator.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72709 (opens in a new tab)
- blog.lexfo.fr/casse-spip-sqli-to-rce.html (opens in a new tab)
- blog.spip.net/Mise-a-jour-critique-de-securite-sortie-de-SPIP-4-4-18.html (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/spip-missing-authorization-via-ecrire-action-editer-auteur (opens in a new tab)