Debian DSA-5093-1 : spip - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 158699

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 10 / 11 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-5093 advisory.

It was discovered that SPIP, a website engine for publishing, would allow a malicious user to execute arbitrary code. For the oldstable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 3.2.4-1+deb10u7. For the stable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in version 3.2.11-3+deb11u3. 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

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.

For the stable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in version 3.2.11-3+deb11u3.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 158699

File Name: debian_DSA-5093.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 3/8/2022

Updated: 1/24/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, 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: 3/8/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/8/2022

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