Medium severity · published Feb 19, 2026
CVE-2025-71240
SPIP < 4.2.15 Cross-Site Scripting via Code Tags
5.4
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 10% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SP
SPIP · SPIP
4.2.0 before 4.2.15 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71240
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-71240
Release Notes
https://blog.spip.net/Mise-a-jour-de-maintenance-et-securite-sortie-de-SPIP-4-2-15.html
Product
https://git.spip.net/spip/spip
Third Party Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/spip-cross-site-scripting-via-code-tags
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