LimeSurvey prior 6.2.9-230925 _generaloptions_panel.php cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in LimeSurvey. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file _generaloptions_panel.php. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-44796. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in LimeSurvey (Survey Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file _generaloptions_panel.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in LimeSurvey before version 6.2.9-230925 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via a crafted script to the _generaloptions_panel.php component.

The weakness was disclosed 11/18/2023. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-44796 since 10/02/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

By approaching the search of inurl:_generaloptions_panel.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 6.2.9-230925 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 135511073c51c332613dd7fad9a8ca0aad34a3fe is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: LimeSurvey 6.2.9-230925
Patch: 135511073c51c332613dd7fad9a8ca0aad34a3fe

Timelineinfo

10/02/2023 🔍
11/18/2023 +47 days 🔍
11/18/2023 +0 days 🔍
12/14/2023 +26 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 135511073c51c332613dd7fad9a8ca0aad34a3fe
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-44796 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-44796
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-245762

Entryinfo

Created: 11/18/2023 01:32
Updated: 12/14/2023 12:08
Changes: 11/18/2023 01:32 (41), 12/14/2023 12:02 (1), 12/14/2023 12:08 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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