Critical severity · published Feb 28, 2018
CVE-2018-7556
LimeSurvey 2.6.x before 2.6.7, 2.7x.x before 2.73.1, and 3.x before 3.4.2 mishandles application/controller/InstallerController.php after installation, which allows remote…
9.1
CVSS
2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
LimeSurvey 2.6.x before 2.6.7, 2.7x.x before 2.73.1, and 3.x before 3.4.2 mishandles application/controller/InstallerController.php after installation, which allows remote attackers to access the configuration file.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.0% · higher than 80% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
7.0 · source: NVD
LI
Limesurvey · Limesurvey
2.6.0 before 2.6.7; 2.7.0 before 2.73.1; 3.0.0 before 3.4.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7556
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-7556
Vendor Advisory
https://www.limesurvey.org/about-us/news/2075-limesurvey-security-advisory-02-2018
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