PT-2021-8668 · Unknown · Limesurvey

Published 2021-12-14 · Updated 2021-12-21 · CVE-2018-10228

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions LimeSurvey version 3.6.2+180406

Description The issue is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML. This is achieved via the changes cp parameter to the "/application/controller/admin/theme.php" API endpoint, specifically the "index.php/admin/themes/sa/templatesavechanges" URI.

Recommendations For LimeSurvey version 3.6.2+180406, as a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the vulnerable theme.php controller until a patch is available. Avoid using the changes cp parameter in the affected API endpoint until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-10228

Affected Products

Limesurvey

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-10228 · Vendor Advisory
• http://limesurvey.com · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10228 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/33972 · Telegram Post