CVE-2019-16186
In Limesurvey before 3.17.14, admin users can access the plugin manager without proper permissions.
In Limesurvey before 3.17.14, admin users can access the plugin manager without proper permissions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In Limesurvey before 3.17.14, admin users can access the plugin manager without proper permissions.
- Record
CVE-2019-16186- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In Limesurvey before 3.17.14, admin users can access the plugin manager without proper permissions.
- Record
CVE-2019-16186- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-7003 No score
In Limesurvey before 3.17.14, admin users can access the plugin manager without proper permissions.
- Record
EUVD-2019-7003- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rcf8-w94v-9vq9
In Limesurvey before 3.17.14, admin users can access the plugin manager without proper permissions.
In Limesurvey before 3.17.14, admin users can access the plugin manager without proper permissions.
- Record
GHSA-rcf8-w94v-9vq9- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
In Limesurvey before 3.17.14, admin users can access the plugin manager without proper permissions.
- Record
CVE-2019-16186- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-16186 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Limesurvey, published September 9, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.30%, the 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.