CVE-2018-1000053
LimeSurvey version 3.0.0-beta.3+17110 contains a Cross ite Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Theme Uninstallation that can result in CSRF causing LimeSurvey admins to delete all their themes, rendering the website unusable.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.59%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
LimeSurvey version 3.0.0-beta.3+17110 contains a Cross ite Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Theme Uninstallation that can result in CSRF causing LimeSurvey admins to delete all their themes, rendering the website unusable. This attack appear to be exploitable via Simple HTML markup can be used to send a GET request to the affected endpoint.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.59% probability · 48th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-352
- Affected
- limesurvey/limesurvey
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.6% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/commit/1e440208a8d8bfd71ad7802e6369a136e8bba3ddPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/commit/1e440208a8d8bfd71ad7802e6369a136e8bba3ddPatch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.