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CVE-2019-16172
LimeSurvey before v3.17.14 allows stored XSS for escalating privileges from a low-privileged account to, for example, SuperAdmin. The…
Medium5.4EPSS 4.6%
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- mitre
Description
LimeSurvey before v3.17.14 allows stored XSS for escalating privileges from a low-privileged account to, for example, SuperAdmin. The attack uses a survey group in which the title contains JavaScript that is mishandled upon group deletion.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.6% · top 8.3% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.4.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Packagistlimesurvey/limesurveyGHSA-fr47-r224-c36m (opens in a new tab)
References (5)
- https://www.limesurvey.org/limesurvey-updates/2188-limesurvey-3-17-14-build-190902-released (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/commit/32d6a5224327b246ee3a2a08500544e4f80f9a9a (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20190912 SEC Consult SA-20190912-0 :: Stored and reflected XSS vulnerabilities in LimeSurvey (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154479/LimeSurvey-3.17.13-Cross-Site-Scripting.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20190916 SEC Consult SA-20190912-0 :: Stored and reflected XSS vulnerabilities in LimeSurvey (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-fr47-r224-c36m (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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