Medium severity · published Apr 1, 2020
CVE-2020-11456
LimeSurvey before 4.1.12+200324 has stored XSS in application/views/admin/surveysgroups/surveySettings.php and application/models/SurveysGroups.php (aka survey groups)
5.4
CVSS
70.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
LimeSurvey before 4.1.12+200324 has stored XSS in application/views/admin/surveysgroups/surveySettings.php and application/models/SurveysGroups.php (aka survey groups).
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)70.8% · higher than 99% 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-2020-11456
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-11456
Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157114/LimeSurvey-4.1.11-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
Patch
https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/commit/04b118acce2a74306f365ef329cbe00efc399b26
Exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48289
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