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CVE-2019-16172 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.4 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154479/LimeSurvey-3.17.13-Cross-Site-Scripting.html CVEExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/22 CVEExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/commit/32d6a5224327b246ee3a2a08500544e4f80f9a9a CVEPatch
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/27 CVEExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://www.limesurvey.org/limesurvey-updates/2188-limesurvey-3-17-14-build-190902-released CVEBroken Link

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
limesurvey limesurvey
< 3.17.4

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2019-16172
NVD Published Date:
Sep 9, 2019
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2019-16172 Details - Not Deferred