CVE-2020-16192
LimeSurvey 4.3.2 allows reflected XSS because application/controllers/LSBaseController.php lacks...
LimeSurvey 4.3.2 allows reflected XSS because application/controllers/LSBaseController.php lacks code to validate parameters.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
LimeSurvey 4.3.2 allows reflected XSS because application/controllers/LSBaseController.php lacks code to validate parameters.
- Record
CVE-2020-16192- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
LimeSurvey 4.3.2 allows reflected XSS because application/controllers/LSBaseController.php lacks code to validate parameters.
- Record
CVE-2020-16192- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-8158 No score
LimeSurvey 4.3.2 allows reflected XSS because application/controllers/LSBaseController.php lacks code to validate parameters.
- Record
EUVD-2020-8158- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v482-3xvq-fffx No score
LimeSurvey 4.3.2 allows reflected XSS because application/controllers/LSBaseController.php lacks...
LimeSurvey 4.3.2 allows reflected XSS because application/controllers/LSBaseController.php lacks code to validate parameters.
- Record
GHSA-v482-3xvq-fffx- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-limesurvey-2020-16192 No score
LimeSurvey 4.3.2 allows reflected XSS because application/controllers/LSBaseController.php lacks code to validate parameters.
- Record
BIT-limesurvey-2020-16192- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
limesurveyBitnami |
4.3.2 up to 4.3.3 | 4.3.3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2020-16192 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Limesurvey, published August 5, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.66%, the 52nd percentile. Fixed in limesurvey 4.3.3.