CVE-2020-11455 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

LimeSurvey before 4.1.12+200324 contains a path traversal vulnerability in application/controllers/admin/LimeSurveyFileManager.php.

Published: 2020-04-01

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 97.2% High

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:4.1.12:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:4.1.12:200324::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.97179.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157112/LimeSurvey-4.1.11-Path-Traversal.html
https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/commit/daf50ebb16574badfb7ae0b8526ddc5871378f1b
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48297

History

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Subscriptions

Limesurvey Limesurvey

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2020-04-01T15:48:18.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T11:28:13.992Z

Reserved: 2020-04-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-11455

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-04-01T16:15:27.420

Modified: 2026-06-17T02:50:12.717

Link: CVE-2020-11455

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

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