CVE-2020-36993

MEDIUM

LimeSurvey < 4.3.10 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Survey Menu via Surveymenu Parameters

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2020-36993. PoCs published by Matthew Aberegg.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a stored XSS vulnerability in LimeSurvey 4.3.10 via the 'Survey Menu' functionality. The PoC shows how an attacker can inject malicious JavaScript payloads into the 'Surveymenu[title]' parameter, which are then executed when accessed by other users.

Description

LimeSurvey 4.3.10 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Survey Menu functionality of the administration panel. Attackers can inject malicious SVG scripts through the Surveymenu[title] and Surveymenu[parent_id] parameters to execute arbitrary JavaScript in administrative contexts.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Matthew Aberegg · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48762

This exploit demonstrates a stored XSS vulnerability in LimeSurvey 4.3.10 via the 'Survey Menu' functionality. The PoC shows how an attacker can inject malicious JavaScript payloads into the 'Surveymenu[title]' parameter, which are then executed when accessed by other users.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: LimeSurvey 4.3.10+200812
Auth required
Prerequisites: Valid authentication credentials · Access to the LimeSurvey administration panel
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4

Scores

CVSS v3 5.4
EPSS 0.0025
EPSS Percentile 15.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
limesurvey/limesurvey < 4.3.10
Published Jan 28, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026