High severity · published Sep 6, 2018
CVE-2018-1000659
LimeSurvey version 3.14.4 and earlier contains a directory traversal in file upload that allows upload of webshell vulnerability in file upload functionality that can result in…
8.8
CVSS
3.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
LimeSurvey version 3.14.4 and earlier contains a directory traversal in file upload that allows upload of webshell vulnerability in file upload functionality that can result in remote code execution as authenticated user. This attack appear to be exploitable via An authenticated user can upload a specially crafted zip file to get remote code execution. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in after commit 72a02ebaaf95a80e26127ee7ee2b123cccce05a7 / version 3.14.4.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.6% · higher than 89% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Limesurvey · Limesurvey
through 3.14.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000659
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1000659
Patch
https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/commit/72a02ebaaf95a80e26127ee7ee2b123cccce05a7
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