CVE-2020-11455
LimeSurvey before 4.1.12+200324 contains a path traversal vulnerability in application...
LimeSurvey before 4.1.12+200324 contains a path traversal vulnerability in application/controllers/admin/LimeSurveyFileManager.php.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
LimeSurvey before 4.1.12+200324 contains a path traversal vulnerability in application/controllers/admin/LimeSurveyFileManager.php.
- Record
CVE-2020-11455- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
LimeSurvey before 4.1.12+200324 contains a path traversal vulnerability in application/controllers/admin/LimeSurveyFileManager.php.
- Record
CVE-2020-11455- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-3809 No score
LimeSurvey before 4.1.12+200324 contains a path traversal vulnerability in application/controllers/admin/LimeSurveyFileManager.php.
- Record
EUVD-2020-3809- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x533-9x59-8hwv
LimeSurvey before 4.1.12+200324 contains a path traversal vulnerability in application...
LimeSurvey before 4.1.12+200324 contains a path traversal vulnerability in application/controllers/admin/LimeSurveyFileManager.php.
- Record
GHSA-x533-9x59-8hwv- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
LimeSurvey before 4.1.12+200324 contains a path traversal vulnerability in application/controllers/admin/LimeSurveyFileManager.php.
- Record
CVE-2020-11455- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-limesurvey-2020-11455 No score
LimeSurvey before 4.1.12+200324 contains a path traversal vulnerability in application/controllers/admin/LimeSurveyFileManager.php.
- Record
BIT-limesurvey-2020-11455- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
limesurveyBitnami |
before 4.1.12, 4.1.12-200324 up to 4.1.12, 4.1.12 up to 4.1.13 | 4.1.124.1.13 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | LimeSurvey 4.1.11 - 'File Manager' Path Traversal | 2020-04-06 |
| Metasploit | LimeSurvey Zip Path Traversals | 2020-04-02 |
| Nuclei | LimeSurvey 4.1.11 - Local File Inclusion |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, Nuclei, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-11455 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Limesurvey, published April 1, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 97.0%, the 99th percentile. Fixed in limesurvey 4.1.12.