CVE-2019-16173

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Published Sep 9, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS 3.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

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,

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-5098	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,
Github GHSA	GHSA-r5f2-4wf4-cv66	Cross-site Scripting in LimeSurvey

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.7% (3.674% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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/f1c1ad2d24eb262363511fcca2e96ce737064006
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/27
https://www.limesurvey.org/limesurvey-updates/2188-limesurvey-3-17-14-build-190902-released

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Limesurvey Limesurvey

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 1:10 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 9, 2019, 6:23 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 1:10 AM
Reserved: Sep 9, 2019, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:21 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 9, 2019, 7:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:21 AM

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