What is CVE-2018-7556?

CVE-2018-7556 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Limesurvey, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2018-02-28.

How severe is CVE-2018-7556?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Limesurvey

CVE-2018-7556

LimeSurvey 2.6.x before 2.6.7, 2.7x.x before 2.73.1, and 3.x before 3.4.2 mishandles application/controller/InstallerController.php after installation, which allows remote attackers to access the configuration file.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.020 (78.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Limesurvey
Debian Debian_linux — versions 7.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-7556?: CVE-2018-7556 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Limesurvey, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2018-02-28.
How severe is CVE-2018-7556?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.