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CVE-2019-16173

LimeSurvey 3.17.13 - Cross-Site Scripting

Severity Score

5.4
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

4
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

LimeSurvey before v3.17.14 allows reflected XSS for escalating privileges from a low-privileged account to, for example, SuperAdmin. This occurs in application/core/Survey_Common_Action.php,

LimeSurvey versiones anteriores a v3.17.14, permite un ataque de tipo XSS reflejado para escalar los privilegios desde una cuenta con pocos privilegios para, por ejemplo, SuperAdmin. Esto ocurre en el archivo application/core/Survey_Common_Action.php.

LimeSurvey versions 3.17.13 and below suffer from reflective and persistent cross site scripting vulnerabilities.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2019-09-09 CVE Reserved
  • 2019-09-09 CVE Published
  • 2019-09-13 First Exploit
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • 2024-12-17 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Limesurvey
Search vendor "Limesurvey"
 Limesurvey
Search vendor "Limesurvey" for product "Limesurvey"
 < 3.17.4
Search vendor "Limesurvey" for product "Limesurvey" and version " < 3.17.4"
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Affected