VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-16172
LimeSurvey before v3.17.14 allows stored XSS for escalating privileges from a low-privileged account to, for example, SuperAdmin.
MEDIUM 5.4EPSS 4.61%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.61%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 4.61% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- limesurvey/limesurvey
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154479/LimeSurvey-3.17.13-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/22Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/commit/32d6a5224327b246ee3a2a08500544e4f80f9a9aPatch
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/27Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.limesurvey.org/limesurvey-updates/2188-limesurvey-3-17-14-build-190902-releasedBroken Link
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154479/LimeSurvey-3.17.13-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/22Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/commit/32d6a5224327b246ee3a2a08500544e4f80f9a9aPatch
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/27Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.limesurvey.org/limesurvey-updates/2188-limesurvey-3-17-14-build-190902-releasedBroken Link
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.