Medium severity · published Feb 19, 2026
CVE-2025-71242
SPIP < 4.3.6 Authorization Bypass Leading to Content Disclosure
6.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
SPIP before 4.3.6, 4.2.17, and 4.1.20 allows unauthorized content disclosure in the private area. The application does not properly check authorization when displaying content of articles and sections (rubriques) in AJAX-loaded fragments, allowing an authenticated attacker to access restricted content. This vulnerability is not mitigated by the SPIP security screen.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 21% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SP
SPIP · SPIP
4.1.0 before 4.1.20; 4.2.0 before 4.2.17; 4.3.0 before 4.3.6 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71242
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-71242
Broken Link
https://blog.spip.net/Mise-a-jour-de-securite-sortie-de-SPIP-4-3-6.html
Product
https://git.spip.net/spip/spip
Third Party Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/spip-authorization-bypass-leading-to-content-disclosure
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