Path Traversal in Limesurvey
CVE-2020-11455
LimeSurvey before 4.1.12+200324 contains a path traversal vulnerability in application/controllers/admin/LimeSurveyFileManager.php.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.972 (99.9th percentile), scored .
Very high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — among the top 0.1% most-likely-to-be-exploited CVEs. 100th percentile — 99.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.972 · newest: 0.972 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Limesurvey — versions 4.1.12
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/commit/daf50ebb16574badfb7ae0b8526ddc5871378f1b (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/157112/LimeSurvey-4.1.11-Path-Traversal.html (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48297 (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-11455?
- CVE-2020-11455 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Limesurvey, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-04-01.
- How severe is CVE-2020-11455?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-11455 known to be exploited?
- 12 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.