LimeSurvey up to 3.17.13 Permission default permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in LimeSurvey up to 3.17.13 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Permission. The manipulation leads to default permission. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2019-16185. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in LimeSurvey up to 3.17.13 (Survey Software). This issue affects an unknown part of the component Permission. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a default permission vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-276. During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Limesurvey before 3.17.14, admin users can view, update, or delete reserved menu entries without proper permissions.

The weakness was presented 09/09/2019. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-16185 since 09/09/2019. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1222 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 3.17.14 eliminates this vulnerability.

See VDB-141475, VDB-141474, VDB-141472 and VDB-141471 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.7
VulDB Temp Score: 4.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Default permission
CWE: CWE-276 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: LimeSurvey 3.17.14
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

09/09/2019 🔍
09/09/2019 +0 days 🔍
09/10/2019 +1 days 🔍
12/18/2023 +1560 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 5870fd1037058bc4e43cccf893b576c72293371e
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-16185 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-16185
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-141473
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/10/2019 10:08
Updated: 12/18/2023 13:55
Changes: 09/10/2019 10:08 (37), 08/17/2020 16:19 (18), 12/18/2023 13:55 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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