Critical severity · published Sep 11, 2026
CVE-2026-72709
SPIP < 4.4.18 Missing Authorization via ecrire/action/
9.8
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
SPIP before version 4.4.18 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in sensitive actions under ecrire/action/ that allows unauthenticated attackers to invoke privileged actions by supplying only a valid CSRF nonce without any server-side permission check. Attackers can bypass template-level authorization guards through direct HTTP requests to invoke actions such as editer_auteur, enabling arbitrary account password rewrites including administrator accounts and resulting in full account takeover.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 51% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SP
SPIP · SPIP
before 4.4.18 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72709
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72709
technical-description
https://blog.lexfo.fr/casse-spip-sqli-to-rce.html
release-notes
https://blog.spip.net/Mise-a-jour-critique-de-securite-sortie-de-SPIP-4-4-18.html
third-party-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/spip-missing-authorization-via-ecrire-action-editer-auteur
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