# CVE-2026-63361: LimeSurvey Community Edition 7.0.5 - Reflected XSS in HTML editor popup

- Severity: CVSS 8.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-08-14 · Updated: 2026-08-26

## Affected

- LimeSurvey: 7.0.5

## Description

LimeSurvey Community Edition 7.0.5 contains an authenticated reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in the HTML editor popup endpoint. The text and name query parameters are passed through a blacklist sanitizer and then rendered without context-appropriate output encoding.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on LimeSurvey, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://fluidattacks.com/es/advisories/mercedes
- https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey
- https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/commit/a8993bfd05c4a11255b8400ed9c41a2c22e93aa4

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