CVE-2014-5017

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2014-07-21 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in CPDB in application/controllers/admin/participantsaction.php in LimeSurvey 2.05+ Build 140618 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the sidx parameter in a JSON request to admin/participants/sa/getParticipants_json, related to a search parameter.

Affected products

LimeSurvey: 2.05+

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127369/Lime-Survey-2.05-Build-140618-XSS-SQL-Injection.html
https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/commit/9938bcd1df8ea27052557c722a67b00c0e7d6cb6
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127369/Lime-Survey-2.05-Build-140618-XSS-SQL-Injection.html
https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/commit/9938bcd1df8ea27052557c722a67b00c0e7d6cb6

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