VulnerabilityAnalyzed

CVE-2024-42902

An issue in the js_localize.php function of LimeSurvey v6.6.2 and before allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via injecting a crafted payload into the lng parameter of the js_localize.php function

HIGH 8.8EPSS 1.02%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.02%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 1.02% probability · 61th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-94
Affected: limesurvey/limesurvey
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

https://bugs.limesurvey.org/view.php?id=19639Broken Link
https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/blob/6434b12ded1c4b6516200c453441d0896e11eee0/vendor/kcfinder/js_localize.php#L19Product
https://github.com/sysentr0py/CVEs/tree/main/CVE-2024-42902Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.