Critical severity · published Apr 1, 2020
CVE-2020-11455
LimeSurvey before 4.1.12+200324 contains a path traversal vulnerability in application/controllers/admin/LimeSurveyFileManager.php
9.8
CVSS
97%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
LimeSurvey before 4.1.12+200324 contains a path traversal vulnerability in application/controllers/admin/LimeSurveyFileManager.php.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)97.0% · higher than 100% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Limesurvey · Limesurvey
through 4.1.11; 4.1.12; 4.1.12 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11455
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-11455
Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157112/LimeSurvey-4.1.11-Path-Traversal.html
Patch
https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/commit/daf50ebb16574badfb7ae0b8526ddc5871378f1b
Exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48297
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