CVE-2019-16173LimeSurvey before v3.17.14 allows reflected XSS for escalating privileges from a low-privileged account to, for example, SuperAdmin. This…
- 5.4MediumCVSS base score
- 3.7%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 10% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
LimeSurvey before v3.17.14 allows reflected XSS for escalating privileges from a low-privileged account to, for example, SuperAdmin. This occurs in application/core/Survey_Common_Action.php,
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- LimeSurvey 3.17.13 - Cross-Site Scripting (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 47386webapps, phppublished 13 Sept 2019Verified
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Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
Published
- 5 years later
· 5 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.7% · top 10% of all CVEs (12 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.4.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Packagistlimesurvey/limesurveyGHSA-r5f2-4wf4-cv66 (opens in a new tab)
References
References5
- https://www.limesurvey.org/limesurvey-updates/2188-limesurvey-3-17-14-build-190902-released (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/commit/f1c1ad2d24eb262363511fcca2e96ce737064006 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20190912 SEC Consult SA-20190912-0 :: Stored and reflected XSS vulnerabilities in LimeSurvey (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154479/LimeSurvey-3.17.13-Cross-Site-Scripting.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20190916 SEC Consult SA-20190912-0 :: Stored and reflected XSS vulnerabilities in LimeSurvey (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2022-5098 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-r5f2-4wf4-cv66 (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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