What is CVE-2019-16187?

CVE-2019-16187 is a high-severity vulnerability in Limesurvey, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-09-09.

How severe is CVE-2019-16187?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Limesurvey

CVE-2019-16187

Limesurvey before 3.17.14 uses an anti-CSRF cookie without the HttpOnly flag, which allows attackers to access a cookie value via a client-side script.

EPSS: 0.014 (69.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Limesurvey
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16187?: CVE-2019-16187 is a high-severity vulnerability in Limesurvey, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-09-09.
How severe is CVE-2019-16187?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.