# CVE-2017-9736: SPIP 3.1.x before 3.1.6 and 3.2.x before Beta 3 does not remove shell metacharacters from the host field, allowing a remote attacker to caus

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-06-17 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

SPIP 3.1.x before 3.1.6 and 3.2.x before Beta 3 does not remove shell metacharacters from the host field, allowing a remote attacker to cause remote code execution.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3890
- https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23593
- https://contrib.spip.net/CRITICAL-security-update-SPIP-3-1-6-and-SPIP-3-2-Beta
- https://core.spip.net/projects/spip/repository/revisions/23594

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