# CVE-2019-16394: SPIP before 3.1.11 and 3.2 before 3.2.5 provides different error messages from the password-reminder page depending on whether an e-mail add

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2019-09-17 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

SPIP before 3.1.11 and 3.2 before 3.2.5 provides different error messages from the password-reminder page depending on whether an e-mail address exists, which might help attackers to enumerate subscribers.

## What to do

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## References

- https://blog.spip.net/Mise-a-jour-CRITIQUE-de-securite-Sortie-de-SPIP-3-2-5-et-SPIP-3-1-11.html
- https://core.spip.net/issues/4171
- https://zone.spip.net/trac/spip-zone/changeset/117577/spip-zone
- https://zone.spip.net/trac/spip-zone/changeset/117578/spip-zone
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/40
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4532
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00038.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4536-1/
- https://github.com/trungnd51/Silent_CVE_2019_16394

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