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LimeSurvey CVE-2026-15973

| EUVDEUVD-2026-66719 HIGH
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2026-08-26 Fluid Attacks GHSA-pc67-7xgc-m5c4
8.4
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: Fluid Attacks
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Vendor (Fluid Attacks) PRIMARY
8.4 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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4.8 MEDIUM

Network-reachable stored XSS; PR:H for required global settings:read role; UI:R for victim page-view; S:C for cross-user script execution; C:L/I:L for session theft and DOM manipulation.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Fluid Attacks).

CVSS VectorVendor: Fluid Attacks

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
P
Scope
X

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Analysis Generated
Aug 26, 2026 - 21:35 vuln.today
CVE Published
Aug 26, 2026 - 20:42 cve.org
HIGH 8.4

DescriptionCVE.org

LimeSurvey Community Edition 7.0.5 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Survey Menu Entries administration page. An authenticated user with the global settings:read permission can create a survey menu entry containing attacker-controlled data. The value is stored in the surveymenu_entries.data field and later inserted into a single-quoted HTML title attribute without context-appropriate encoding.

This issue affects LimeSurvey: 7.0.5.

AnalysisAI

Stored XSS in LimeSurvey Community Edition 7.0.5 allows an authenticated user holding the global settings:read permission to plant a persistent JavaScript payload in the Survey Menu Entries administration page. The malicious value is written to the surveymenu_entries.data field and reflected unsanitized into a single-quoted HTML title attribute, creating a durable attack surface that fires against any higher-privileged administrator who subsequently browses that page. …

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Exploitation The attacker must be authenticated to LimeSurvey with an account that has been explicitly granted the global settings:read permission - this is not a default or public-facing role. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 4.0 base score of 8.4 reflects a high-network-reachable, low-complexity exploit with high-privilege requirement (PR:H) and passive user interaction (UI:P). … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation No explicit patched version is identified in the available data; the vendor advisory and GitHub repository at https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey should be monitored for a fix release. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

Recommended ActionAI

Within 24 hours, audit all LimeSurvey Community Edition 7.0.5 deployments and restrict global settings:read permissions to only essential administrators; immediately inspect the surveymenu_entries.data database field for suspicious JavaScript payloads and remove any anomalies. …

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