CVE-2024-28709

LimeSurvey Cross Site Scripting vulnerability

6.1 MediumFix available

Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in LimeSurvey before 6.5.12+240611 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script to the title and comment fields.

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

0.57%Up 0.5 points since Oct 8, 2024

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.1

Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in LimeSurvey before 6.5.12+240611 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script to the title and comment fields.

Record: CVE-2024-28709
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 6.1

Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in LimeSurvey before 6.5.12+240611 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script to the title and comment fields.

Record: CVE-2024-28709
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2024-3015 6.1

Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in LimeSurvey before 6.5.12+240611 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script to the title and comment fields.

Record: EUVD-2024-3015
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c7xm-rwqj-pgcj 5.1

LimeSurvey Cross Site Scripting vulnerability

Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in LimeSurvey before 6.5.12+240611 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script to the title and comment fields.

Record: GHSA-c7xm-rwqj-pgcj
CVSS 4.0: 5.1 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 6.1

Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in LimeSurvey before 6.5.12+240611 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script to the title and comment fields.

Record: CVE-2024-28709
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-c7xm-rwqj-pgcj 5.1

LimeSurvey Cross Site Scripting vulnerability

Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in LimeSurvey before 6.5.12+240611 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script to the title and comment fields.

Record: GHSA-c7xm-rwqj-pgcj
CVSS 4.0: 5.1 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVBIT-limesurvey-2024-28709 No score

Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in LimeSurvey before 6.5.12+240611 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script to the title and comment fields.

Record: BIT-limesurvey-2024-28709
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

limesurvey

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`limesurvey/limesurvey` Packagist	before 6.5.12	6.5.12
`limesurvey` Bitnami	before 6.5.12	6.5.12
`limesurvey/limesurvey` Packagist	before 6.5.12, plus listed versions 1.0.42.2.52.65.2+1706062.65.3+1706072.65.4+170612 Show 45 moreShow less 2.65.5+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	6.5.12

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2024-28709 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Limesurvey, published October 7, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.57%, the 47th percentile. Fixed in limesurvey/limesurvey 6.5.12.

References

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