CVE-2019-16173

MEDIUM

LimeSurvey < 3.17.14 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in Survey_Common_Action.php

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2019-16173. PoCs published by SEC Consult.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The document describes stored and reflected XSS vulnerabilities in LimeSurvey versions <= 3.17.13, with proof-of-concept examples demonstrating how JavaScript payloads can be executed in the context of a victim's session.

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,

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by SEC Consult · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47386

The document describes stored and reflected XSS vulnerabilities in LimeSurvey versions <= 3.17.13, with proof-of-concept examples demonstrating how JavaScript payloads can be executed in the context of a victim's session.

Classification
Writeup 100%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: LimeSurvey <= 3.17.13
Auth required
Prerequisites: Access to create survey groups (for stored XSS) · Victim interaction (for reflected XSS)
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/22
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154479/LimeSurvey-3.17.13-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/27

Scores

CVSS v3 5.4
EPSS 0.0062
EPSS Percentile 70.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (2)
limesurvey/limesurvey < 3.17.4
limesurvey/limesurvey 0 - 3.17.14Packagist
Published Sep 09, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026