CVE Watchtower

CVE-2026-115640LimeSurvey LimeSurvey Community Edition Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

NVD

Vulnerability Summary

LimeSurvey Community Edition 7.7.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Central Participants Database blocklist control. An authenticated user with only global participantpanel:import permission can import a CSV participant_id containing HTML. The import flow persists that value without model validation. When a CPDB editor opens the participant list, LimeSurvey derives ButtonGroupWidget id and name attributes from participant_id and inserts them without HTML encoding, causing attacker-controlled markup to execute in the victim's authenticated LimeSurvey origin. Exploitation can access session-exposed data and issue same-origin requests with the victim's effective permissions.
Severity Level
HIGH(7.4)
Published Date
Nov 10, 2026
Last Modified
Nov 10, 2026
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation yet
EPSS Score (30-Day)
0.28%Probability
Root Weakness (CWE)
The software does not neutralize user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page.
CVSS v4.0 Base Metrics — Score 7.4 (HIGH)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Attack RequirementsPresent
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionPassive
Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)High
Integrity (Vulnerable System)High
Availability (Vulnerable System)None
Confidentiality (Subsequent System)Low
Integrity (Subsequent System)Low
Availability (Subsequent System)None

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions
  • LimeSurvey LimeSurvey Community Edition >= 3.0.0 and <= 7.7.0
Patched Versions
  • LimeSurvey LimeSurvey Community Edition 7.7.0

What to do

Plan remediation soon. No exploitation is confirmed yet, but the severity is high.

  1. Check whether you run LimeSurvey LimeSurvey Community Edition and which version.
  2. Update to a patched version listed above, then confirm the new version.

Timeline

  • Nov 10, 2026Published
  • Nov 10, 2026Record last modified

Score, severity and exploitation changes are tracked from the day Watchtower started logging them.

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Data last checked: Nov 14, 2026 01:09 UTC