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CVE-2017-18358

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2019-01-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

LimeSurvey before 2.72.4 has Stored XSS by using the Continue Later (aka Resume later) feature to enter an email address, which is mishandled in the admin panel.

Affected products

• LimeSurvey: before 2.72.4 — fixed in 2.72.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: LimeSurvey 2.72.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://blog.ripstech.com/2018/limesurvey-persistent-xss-to-code-execution/
• https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/commit/700b20e2ae918550bfbf283f433f07622480978b
• https://blog.ripstech.com/2018/limesurvey-persistent-xss-to-code-execution/
• https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/commit/700b20e2ae918550bfbf283f433f07622480978b

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