CVE-2019-16172
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
1.0
Description
Cross-site Scripting in LimeSurvey
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
LimeSurvey 3.17.13 - Cross-Site Scripting
Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | limesurvey/limesurvey | <3.17.14 | 3.17.14 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16172
- 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
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.