CVE-2019-16174

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-09-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-611

Description

An XML injection vulnerability was found in Limesurvey before 3.17.14 that allows remote attackers to import specially crafted XML files and execute code or compromise data integrity.

Affected products

LimeSurvey: before 3.17.14 — fixed in 3.17.14

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: LimeSurvey 3.17.14. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/commit/5870fd1037058bc4e43cccf893b576c72293371e#diff-d539f3f8185667ee48db78e1bf65a3b4R40
https://www.limesurvey.org/limesurvey-updates/2188-limesurvey-3-17-14-build-190902-released
https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/commit/5870fd1037058bc4e43cccf893b576c72293371e#diff-d539f3f8185667ee48db78e1bf65a3b4R40
https://www.limesurvey.org/limesurvey-updates/2188-limesurvey-3-17-14-build-190902-released

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