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CVE-2019-16172

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2019-09-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

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.

Affected products

• LimeSurvey: before 3.17.4 — fixed in 3.17.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: LimeSurvey 3.17.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• 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/32d6a5224327b246ee3a2a08500544e4f80f9a9a
• https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/27
• https://www.limesurvey.org/limesurvey-updates/2188-limesurvey-3-17-14-build-190902-released
• 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/32d6a5224327b246ee3a2a08500544e4f80f9a9a
• https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/27
• https://www.limesurvey.org/limesurvey-updates/2188-limesurvey-3-17-14-build-190902-released

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