Debian dsa-6435 : spip - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 334969

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 13 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-6435 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6435-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso August 12, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : spip CVE ID : CVE-2026-66738

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in SPIP, a website engine for publishing, which could result in remote code execution, SQL injection and server-side request forgery.

For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in version 4.4.19+dfsg-0+deb13u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your spip packages.

For the detailed security status of spip please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/spip

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: [email protected]

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the spip packages.

See Also

https://packages.debian.org/source/trixie/spip

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-66738

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/spip

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 334969

File Name: debian_DSA-6435.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/12/2026

Updated: 8/12/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.14

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-66738

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.7

Threat Score: 5.2

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:spip

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/12/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/10/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-66738