Unscored severity · published Jul 21, 2014
CVE-2014-5016
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in LimeSurvey 2.05+ Build 140618 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the pid attribute to the…
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CVSS
1.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in LimeSurvey 2.05+ Build 140618 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the pid attribute to the getAttribute_json function to application/controllers/admin/participantsaction.php in CPDB, (2) the sa parameter to application/views/admin/globalSettings_view.php, or (3) a crafted CSV file to the "Import CSV" functionality.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.5% · higher than 74% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Limesurvey · Limesurvey
2.05+ · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5016
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-5016
Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127369/Lime-Survey-2.05-Build-140618-XSS-SQL-Injection.html
Exploit
https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/commit/d23fbbd6c8434169967cf8bd2c5a4a0b569c352a
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