CVE-2019-16172: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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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.
References
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/154479/LimeSurvey-3.17.13-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/22
- github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/commit/32d6a5224327b246ee3a2a08500544e4f80f9a9a
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-fr47-r224-c36m
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16172
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/27
- www.limesurvey.org/limesurvey-updates/2188-limesurvey-3-17-14-build-190902-released
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