CVE-2020-11455

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Published Apr 1, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 97.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

LimeSurvey before 4.1.12+200324 contains a path traversal vulnerability in application/controllers/admin/LimeSurveyFileManager.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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:4.1.12:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:4.1.12:200324::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 97.0% (96.994% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157112/LimeSurvey-4.1.11-Path-Traversal.html
https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/commit/daf50ebb16574badfb7ae0b8526ddc5871378f1b
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48297

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Limesurvey Limesurvey

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 11:28 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 1, 2020, 3:48 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 11:28 AM
Reserved: Apr 1, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:50 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 1, 2020, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:50 AM

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