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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/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
Reflected XSS requires victim user interaction and scope change to browser context; attacker needs no privileges and there is no availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (Fluid Attacks).
CVSS VectorVendor: Fluid Attacks
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LimeSurvey Community Edition 7.0.5+260623 contains an authenticated reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in the user activation confirmation endpoint. The action query parameter is copied into the response and inserted into a hidden input attribute without HTML attribute encoding.
This issue affects LimeSurvey: 7.0.5.
AnalysisAI
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in LimeSurvey Community Edition 7.0.5+260623 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the browser of an authenticated user by crafting a malicious URL targeting the user activation confirmation endpoint. The action query parameter is inserted unsanitized into a hidden HTML input attribute, enabling attribute context breakout and script injection. …
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| Exploitation | The victim must be authenticated to LimeSurvey at the time they visit the crafted URL - the payload executes in the context of their active session, which is what makes session theft the primary impact. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The CVSS 4.0 score of 7.4 (AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N) captures the combination of network exploitability and high vulnerable-system impact, offset by mandatory user interaction and the AT:P prerequisite. … 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 exact patched version is confirmed in the available data; organizations should monitor the LimeSurvey GitHub repository at https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey and the Fluid Attacks advisory at https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/raine for a confirmed fix release and upgrade immediately upon availability. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
Recommended ActionAI
Within 24 hours, identify all LimeSurvey 7.0.5+ deployments and issue urgent user communication advising against clicking suspicious links from untrusted sources; implement Web Application Firewall rules to block malicious action parameter values and deploy restrictive Content Security Policy headers. …
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EUVD-2026-66773
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