CVE-2019-16172

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.

• CWE-79

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154479/LimeSurvey-3.17.13-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/22Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/commit/32d6a5224327b246ee3a2a08500544e4f80f9a9aPatch
• https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/27Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://www.limesurvey.org/limesurvey-updates/2188-limesurvey-3-17-14-build-190902-releasedBroken Link
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154479/LimeSurvey-3.17.13-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/22Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/commit/32d6a5224327b246ee3a2a08500544e4f80f9a9aPatch
• https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/27Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://www.limesurvey.org/limesurvey-updates/2188-limesurvey-3-17-14-build-190902-releasedBroken Link

Published

Sep 9, 2019

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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