CVE-2025-71240

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.45.4—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.4 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-02-19. a secondary CVSS source baseline 5.4; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
5.4EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.4Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

SPIP before 4.2.15 allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via crafted content in HTML code tags. The application does not properly verify JavaScript within code tags, allowing an attacker to inject malicious scripts that execute in a victim's browser.

CVSS v3
5.4
EG Score
5.4(medium)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity54% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

February 19, 2026

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Aug 7, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

SPIP < 4.2.15 Cross-Site Scripting via Code Tags | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/spip-cross-site-scripting-via-code-tags
generic

Overload

https://git.spip.net/spip/spip
generic

Mise à jour de maintenance et sécurité : sortie de SPIP 4.2.15 - SPIP Blog

https://blog.spip.net/Mise-a-jour-de-maintenance-et-securite-sortie-de-SPIP-4-2-15.html

Affected Packages

(3 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
spip3.2.11-3 ... 4.4.9+dfsg-1 (70 versions)——
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
spip—4.3.0+dfsg-1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
spip—4.3.0+dfsg-1—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 24× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-20 20:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-18 20:20 UTCOSV refresh
  3. 2026-09-18 19:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-17 19:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-16 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-09-16 05:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-15 03:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-09-13 16:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-12 15:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-11 09:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-09-10 09:34 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-08 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-07 16:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-09-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-09-04 05:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-09-02 14:11 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-09-01 13:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-30 23:23 UTCOSV refresh
  19. 2026-08-30 01:21 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-08-28 21:40 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-27 14:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-26 14:45 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-25 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-24 14:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-23 00:18 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-21 23:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-17 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-16 14:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-14 09:35 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-14 09:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-13 03:13 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-13 03:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-12 02:03 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-12 02:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-11 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-10 23:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-08-10 10:21 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-10 10:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-09 09:10 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-09 09:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-08 16:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-07 21:25 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-08-07 21:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-08-07 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-08-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-08-06 03:26 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-08-06 03:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-08-04 10:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-08-03 10:35 UTCEPSS rescore
  34. 2026-08-02 20:08 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-08-02 20:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-08-02 02:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-08-01 04:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  38. 2026-07-30 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-07-30 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-07-27 14:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-07-27 13:26 UTCEG score recompute
  42. 2026-07-27 13:26 UTCGHSA enrichment

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-71240?
CVE-2025-71240 is a medium vulnerability published on February 19, 2026. SPIP before 4.2.15 allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via crafted content in HTML code tags. The application does not properly verify JavaScript within code tags, allowing an attacker to inject malicious scripts that execute in a victim's browser.
When was CVE-2025-71240 disclosed?
CVE-2025-71240 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 19, 2026, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-71240 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-71240 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 92.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-71240?
CVE-2025-71240 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.4 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-71240?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-71240, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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