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CVE-2020-23710

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulneraiblity in LimeSurvey 4.2.5 on textbox via the Notifications &...

5.4 MediumFix available

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulneraiblity in LimeSurvey 4.2.5 on textbox via the Notifications & data feature.

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

0.55%Up 0.1 points since Jun 29, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.4

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulneraiblity in LimeSurvey 4.2.5 on textbox via the Notifications & data feature.

Record
CVE-2020-23710
CVSS 3.1
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0
3.5 LowAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulneraiblity in LimeSurvey 4.2.5 on textbox via the Notifications & data feature.

Record
CVE-2020-23710
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-16451 No score

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulneraiblity in LimeSurvey 4.2.5 on textbox via the Notifications & data feature.

Record
EUVD-2020-16451
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h4f9-mmrc-885h No score

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulneraiblity in LimeSurvey 4.2.5 on textbox via the Notifications &...

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulneraiblity in LimeSurvey 4.2.5 on textbox via the Notifications & data feature.

Record
GHSA-h4f9-mmrc-885h
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 5.4

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulneraiblity in LimeSurvey 4.2.5 on textbox via the Notifications & data feature.

Record
CVE-2020-23710
CVSS 3.1
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVBIT-limesurvey-2020-23710 No score

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulneraiblity in LimeSurvey 4.2.5 on textbox via the Notifications & data feature.

Record
BIT-limesurvey-2020-23710
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
limesurvey
Bitnami
4.2.5 up to 4.2.6
4.2.6

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-23710 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Limesurvey, published June 28, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.55%, the 46th percentile. Fixed in limesurvey 4.2.6.

References

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