CVE-2020-11456 json
LimeSurvey before 4.1.12+200324 has stored XSS in application/views/admin/surveysgroups/surveySettings.php and application/models/SurveysGr…
published 2020-04-01 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also BIT-limesurvey-2020-11456 , EUVD-2020-3810
- cvss
- 5.4
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 70.8%
- EPSS 70.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.4%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
LimeSurvey before 4.1.12+200324 has stored XSS in application/views/admin/surveysgroups/surveySettings.php and application/models/SurveysGroups.php (aka survey groups).
Patch / fix
Timeline
- Published
- First public exploit (EDB-48289)
Exploit prediction
70.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.4% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-48289 LimeSurvey 4.1.11 - 'Survey Groups' Persistent Cross-Site Scripting webapps, 2020-04-06
- packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157114/LimeSurvey-4.1.11-Cross-Site-Scripting.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| OSV | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitnami | limesurvey | <4.1.12 >=4.1.12-200324, <4.1.12 >=4.1.12, <4.1.13 |
4.1.12 4.1.13 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
github.com
/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/commit/04b118acce2a74306f365ef329cbe00efc399b26
patch, third-party-advisory, web
-
packetstormsecurity.com
/files/157114/LimeSurvey-4.1.11-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry, web
-
exploit-db.com
/exploits/48289
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry, web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11456
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-11456
- NVD CVE-2020-11456
- OSV BIT-limesurvey-2020-11456
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