Description
LimeSurvey version prior to 3.14.4 contains a file upload vulnerability in upload functionality that can result in an attacker gaining code execution via webshell. This attack appear to be exploitable via an authenticated user uploading a zip archive which can contains malicious php files that can be called under certain circumstances. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in after commit 91d143230eb357260a19c8424b3005deb49a47f7 / version 3.14.4.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/commit/91d143230eb357260a19c8424b3005deb49a47f7
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/commit/20fc85edccc80e7e7f162613542792380c44446a
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0068
EPSS Percentile
71.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-434
Status
published
Products (1)
limesurvey/limesurvey
< 3.14.4
Published
Sep 06, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026