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CVE-2024-6933: LimeSurvey Survey General Settings updatesurveylocalesettings_generalsettings actionUpdateSurveyLocaleSettingsGeneralSettings sql injection

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2024-07-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-74

Description

A flaw has been found in LimeSurvey 6.5.14-240624. Affected by this issue is the function actionUpdateSurveyLocaleSettingsGeneralSettings of the file /index.php?r=admin/database/index/updatesurveylocalesettings_generalsettings of the component Survey General Settings Handler. This manipulation of the argument Language causes sql injection. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. Upgrading to version 6.6.2+240827 can resolve this issue. Patch name: d656d2c7980b7642560977f4780e64533a68e13d. You should upgrade the affected component.

Affected products

• LimeSurvey: from 6.5.14 before 6.6.2 — fixed in 6.6.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: LimeSurvey 6.6.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://community.limesurvey.org/downloads/
• https://github.com/Hebing123/cve/issues/55
• https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/commit/d656d2c7980b7642560977f4780e64533a68e13d
• https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.271988
• https://vuldb.com/?id.271988
• https://vuldb.com/?submit.372007
• https://github.com/Hebing123/cve/issues/55
• https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.271988
• https://vuldb.com/?id.271988
• https://vuldb.com/?submit.372007

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