CVE-2019-16172

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.

Published: Sep 9, 2019
Updated: May 9, 2024
CVE: CVE-2019-16172
GHSA: GHSA-fr47-r224-c36m
Severity: Medium
Exploit:

CVSS v3:

Severity: Medium
Score: 5.4
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v2:

Severity: Low
Score: 3.5
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

CWEs:

CWE-79

OWASP TOP 10:

A7 - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Affected Software
References

Software	From	Fixed in
limesurvey / limesurvey	-	3.17.4
limesurvey / limesurvey	-	3.17.14

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154479/LimeSurvey-3.17.13-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/22
https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/commit/32d6a5224327b246ee3a2a08500544e4f80f9a9a
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/27
https://www.limesurvey.org/limesurvey-updates/2188-limesurvey-3-17-14-build-190902-released

Vulnerability Database

289,784

CVE-2019-16172