Limesurvey Cross-site Scripting

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in uploadConfirm.php of LimeSurvey v5.3.9 and below allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted plugin. (2022-05-25, CVE-2022-29710)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in /application/controller/admin/theme.php in LimeSurvey 3.6.2+180406 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the changes_cp parameter to the index.php/admin/themes/sa/templatesavechanges URI. (2021-12-14, CVE-2018-10228)

The "File upload question" functionality in LimeSurvey 3.x-LTS through 3.27.18 allows XSS in assets/scripts/modaldialog.js and assets/scripts/uploader.js. (2021-10-08, CVE-2021-42112)

Cross Site Scripting vulnerabilty in LimeSurvey 4.1.11+200316 via the (1) name and (2) description parameters in application/controllers/admin/PermissiontemplatesController.php. (2021-06-28, CVE-2020-22607)

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulneraiblity in LimeSurvey 4.2.5 on textbox via the Notifications & data feature. (2021-06-28, CVE-2020-23710)

LimeSurvey 3.21.1 is affected by cross-site scripting (XSS) in the Add Participants Function (First and last name parameters). When the survey participant being edited, e.g. by an administrative user, the JavaScript code will be executed in the browser. (2020-12-31, CVE-2020-25797)

LimeSurvey 3.21.1 is affected by cross-site scripting (XSS) in the Quota component of the Survey page. When the survey quota being viewed, e.g. by an administrative user, the JavaScript code will be executed in the browser. (2020-12-31, CVE-2020-25799)

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in LimeSurvey before and including 3.21.1 allows authenticated users with correct permissions to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via parameter ParticipantAttributeNamesDropdown of the Attributes on the central participant database page. When the survey attribute being edited or viewed, e.g. by an administrative user, the JavaScript code will be executed in the browser. (2020-11-17, CVE-2020-25798)

LimeSurvey 4.3.2 allows reflected XSS because application/controllers/LSBaseController.php lacks code to validate parameters. (2020-08-05, CVE-2020-16192)

LimeSurvey before 4.1.12+200324 has stored XSS in application/views/admin/surveysgroups/surveySettings.php and application/models/SurveysGroups.php (aka survey groups). (2020-04-01, CVE-2020-11456)

LimeSurvey 3.17.7+190627 has XSS via Boxes in application/extensions/PanelBoxWidget/views/box.php or a label title in application/views/admin/labels/labelview_view.php. (2020-03-16, CVE-2019-14512)

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/translate/translateheader_view.php in LimeSurvey 3.19.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the tolang parameter, as demonstrated by the index.php/admin/translate/sa/index/surveyid/336819/lang/ PATH_INFO. (2019-10-16, CVE-2019-17660)

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was found in Limesurvey before 3.17.14 that allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via extensions of uploaded files. (2019-09-09, CVE-2019-16182)

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was found in Limesurvey before 3.17.14 that allows authenticated users with correct permissions to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via titles of admin box buttons on the home page. (2019-09-09, CVE-2019-16178)

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, (2019-09-09, CVE-2019-16173)

LimeSurvey before v3.17.14 allows stored XSS for escalating privileges from a low-privileged account to, for example, SuperAdmin. The attack uses a survey group in which the title contains JavaScript that is mishandled upon group deletion. (2019-09-09, CVE-2019-16172)

LimeSurvey version 3.15.5 contains a Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Survey Resource zip upload, resulting in Javascript code execution against LimeSurvey administrators. Fixed in version 3.15.6. (2018-12-21, CVE-2018-20322)

In LimeSurvey 3.14.7, HTML Injection and Stored XSS have been discovered in the appendix via the surveyls_title parameter to /index.php?r=admin/survey/sa/insert. (2018-09-21, CVE-2018-17003)

LimeSurvey version 3.0.0-beta.3+17110 contains a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Boxes that can result in JS code execution against LimeSurvey admins. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 3.6.x. (2018-06-26, CVE-2018-1000513)

Cross site scripting is an attack where a web page executes code that is injected by an adversary. It usually appears, when users input is presented. This attack can be used to impersonate a user, take over control of the session, or even steal API keys.

The attack can be executed e.g. when you application injects the request parameter directly into the HTML code of the page returned to the user:

https://server.com/confirmation?message=Transaction+Complete

what results in:

<span>Confirmation: Transaction Complete</span>

In that case the message can be modified to become a valid Javascript code, e.g.:

https://server.com/confirmation?message=<script>dangerous javascript code here</script>

and it will be executed locally by the user's browser with full access to the user's personal application/browser data:

<span>Confirmation: <script>dangerous javascript code here</script></span>