CVE-2024-7887
LimeSurvey File Upload index.php denial of service
A vulnerability was found in LimeSurvey 6.3.0-231016 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /index.php of the component File Upload. The manipulation of the argument size leads to denial of service. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
LimeSurvey File Upload index.php denial of service
A vulnerability was found in LimeSurvey 6.3.0-231016 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /index.php of the component File Upload. The manipulation of the argument size leads to denial of service. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
- Record
CVE-2024-7887- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 2.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - CVSS 3.0
- 2.7 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 3.3
AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-404
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-48730
A vulnerability was found in LimeSurvey 6.3.0-231016 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /index.php of the component File Upload. The manipulation of the argument size leads to denial of service. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
- Record
EUVD-2024-48730- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-whpj-x2q5-cqj5
A vulnerability was found in LimeSurvey 6.3.0-231016 and classified as problematic. Affected by...
A vulnerability was found in LimeSurvey 6.3.0-231016 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /index.php of the component File Upload. The manipulation of the argument size leads to denial of service. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
- Record
GHSA-whpj-x2q5-cqj5- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 2.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-404
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A vulnerability was found in LimeSurvey 6.3.0-231016 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /index.php of the component File Upload. The manipulation of the argument size leads to denial of service. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
- Record
CVE-2024-7887- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 2.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 Low
AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-404
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
LimeSurvey File Upload index.php denial of service
A vulnerability was found in LimeSurvey 6.3.0-231016 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /index.php of the component File Upload. The manipulation of the argument size leads to denial of service. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
- Record
CVE-2024-7887- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-404
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-7887 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Limesurvey, published August 17, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.90%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.