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Ubuntu 20.04: USN-5482-2 Critical: SPIP Code Execution Risks Addressed

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Calendar Grey March 2, 2023
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Significant SPIP security flaws addressed in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS through an update on March 02, 2023.
Several security issues were fixed in SPIP.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in SPIP.

Software Description:

- spip: website engine for publishing

Details:

USN-5482-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in SPIP. This update provides

the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS for CVE-2021-44118,

CVE-2021-44120, CVE-2021-44122 and CVE-2021-44123.

Original advisory details:

 It was discovered that SPIP incorrectly validated inputs. An authenticated

 attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

 This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-28984)

 Charles Fol and Théo Gordyjan discovered that SPIP is vulnerable to Cross

 Site Scripting (XSS). If a user were tricked into browsing a malicious SVG

 file, an attacker could possibly exploit this issue to execute arbitrary

 code. This issue was only fixed in Ubuntu 21.10. (CVE-2021-44118,

 CVE-2021-44120, CVE-2021-44122, CVE-2021-44123)

 It was discovered that SPIP incorrectly handled certain forms. A remo...

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update code execution XSS Ubuntu

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   spip                            3.2.7-1ubuntu0.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5482-2

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5482-1

  CVE-2021-44118, CVE-2021-44120, CVE-2021-44122, CVE-2021-44123

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update code execution XSS Ubuntu

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/spip/3.2.7-1ubuntu0.1

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