CVE-2019-16172
Cross-site Scripting in LimeSurvey
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-16172- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-16172- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3823 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2022-3823- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fr47-r224-c36m
Cross-site Scripting in LimeSurvey
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.
- Record
GHSA-fr47-r224-c36m- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-16172- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-fr47-r224-c36m
Cross-site Scripting in LimeSurvey
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.
- Record
GHSA-fr47-r224-c36m- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
limesurvey/limesurveyPackagist |
before 3.17.14 | 3.17.14 |
limesurvey/limesurveyPackagist |
before 3.17.14, plus listed versions 1.0.42.2.52.65.2+1706062.65.3+1706072.65.4+170612 Show 45 moreShow less2.65.5+1706132.65.6+1706152.66.6+1706192.67.0+1706222.67.1+1706262.67.2+1707282.67.3+1707282.70.0+1709212.71.0+1709252.71.1+1709272.72.0+1710102.72.1+1710122.72.2+1710172.72.3+1710202.72.4+1711102.72.5+1711212.72.6+1712072.73.0+1712192.73.1+1712203.0.0+1712223.0.0-RC.13.0.0-RC.2+1711023.0.0-RC.3+1711143.0.0-beta.1+1707203.0.0-beta.2+1708103.0.0-beta.3+1709143.0.1+1712283.0.2+1801103.0.3+1801123.0.4+1801163.0.5+1801183.1.03.1.1+1801303.10.0+1806113.11.0+1806123.12.0+1806153.12.1+1806163.12.2+1806253.12.3+1806273.13.0+1806283.13.1+1806293.13.2+1807093.14.0+1807303.14.1+1807313.14.10+180926 |
3.17.14 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | LimeSurvey 3.17.13 - Cross-Site Scripting | 2019-09-13 |
| PoC in GitHub | TrixSec/CVE-2019-16172 | 2024-10-05 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-16172 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Limesurvey, published September 9, 2019. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.61%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in limesurvey/limesurvey 3.17.14.
References
limesurvey.org/limesurvey-updates/2188-limesurvey-3-17-14-build-190902-released
github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/commit/32d6a5224327b246ee3a2a08500544e4f80f9a9a
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/22
packetstormsecurity.com/files/154479/LimeSurvey-3.17.13-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16172
Left out here: 58 versions. The JSON record has them.