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Exploited in the wild High confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2024-7954

SPIP porte_plume Plugin Arbitrary PHP Execution

SPIP · affected before 4.3.0-alpha2

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Severity
CVSS 9.8 · Critical
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
90.1%
First observed
—
Last observed
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Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2024-7954 is an unauthenticated SPIP porte_plume Plugin Arbitrary PHP Execution. The porte_plume plugin used by SPIP before 4.30-alpha2, 4.2.13, and 4.1.16 is vulnerable to an arbitrary code execution...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

SPIP affected before 4.3.0-alpha2.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

SPIP porte_plume Plugin Arbitrary PHP Execution

The porte_plume plugin used by SPIP before 4.30-alpha2, 4.2.13, and 4.1.16 is vulnerable to an arbitrary code execution vulnerability.

A remote and unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary PHP as the SPIP user by sending a crafted HTTP request.

spip Affected
spip
Before 4.3.0-alpha2 Before 4.2.13 Before 4.1.16
SPIP Affected
SPIP
Before 4.3.0-alpha2 Before 4.2.13 Before 4.1.16
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Published
23 Aug 2024
Exploitation Reported
15 Jun 2026
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

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CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

The Shadowserver

Recorded 15 Jun 2026

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Proof of concept available

Recorded 28 Apr 2025

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
The Shadowserver First 2025-06-26 00:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Virtual patch status

No Previdian virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/spip_porte_plume_previsu_rce.rb 28 Apr 2025
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-7954.yaml 25 Apr 2025

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

9.8 Critical

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

90.1%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Improper Validation of Syntactic Correctness of Input CWE-1286 Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection') CWE-95

Potential Proof of Concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

SPIP Porte Plume Plugin - Remote Code Execution

nuclei · Created Unknown

spip_porte_plume_previsu_rce

metasploit · Created Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2024-7954

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 00:00 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  2. 15:02 UTC

    Metasploit module available

    Exploit module available

  3. 15:02 UTC

    Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  4. 00:00 UTC

    Nuclei template available

    Scanner coverage available

  5. 17:43 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  6. 18:16 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2024-7954",
  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 9.8,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.90053,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}