A CSV injection vulnerability in Lime Survey v6.5.12 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via uploading a crafted CSV file.

published 2024-09-03 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also BIT-limesurvey-2024-42901 , EUVD-2024-39817

cvss: 4.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 36%
public exploits: 0; none known

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 links 1

bitnami limesurvey 6.15.5

github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey#3884 pull request

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-09-03)

Exploit prediction

0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/sysentr0py/CVEs/tree/main/CVE-2024-42901 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	4.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CNA	3.1	4.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
OSV	3.1	4.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
bitnami	limesurvey	<6.15.5	6.15.5

Affected products

limesurvey limesurvey

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

github.com /LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/pull/3884
patch, web
github.com /sysentr0py/CVEs/tree/main/CVE-2024-42901
exploit, third-party-advisory, web
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42901
web

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary