CVE-2019-16172

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    CVE-2019-16172

    Published: 9 Sept 2019Last Modified: 7 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: LimeSurvey before v3.17.14 allows stored XSS for escalating privileges from a low-privileged account to, for example, SuperAdmin. The attack uses a survey group in which the title contains JavaScript that is mishandled upon group deletion.

    References: https://www.limesurvey.org/limesurvey-updates/2188-limesurvey-3-17-14-build-190902-released, https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/commit/32d6a5224327b246ee3a2a08500544e4f80f9a9a, http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154479/LimeSurvey-3.17.13-Cross-Site-Scripting.html, http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/22, https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/27

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -8820d9619e8f6bdc773e1d12abd670e64ae98ccb

    Affected versions

    3.17.13+190824
    3.17.12+190823
    3.17.11+190822
    3.17.10+190821
    3.17.7+190627
    3.17.5+190604
    3.17.4+190529
    3.17.3+190429
    3.17.1+190408
    3.17.0+190402

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High