VDB-343206 · CVE-2020-36993 · Exploit 48762

LimeSurvey up to 4.3.10 Administration Panel Surveymenu[title]/Surveymenu[parent_id] cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in LimeSurvey up to 4.3.10. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Administration Panel. The manipulation of the argument Surveymenu[title]/Surveymenu[parent_id] results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2020-36993. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in LimeSurvey up to 4.3.10. Affected is an unknown part of the component Administration Panel. The manipulation of the argument Surveymenu[title]/Surveymenu[parent_id] with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

LimeSurvey 4.3.10 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Survey Menu functionality of the administration panel. Attackers can inject malicious SVG scripts through the Surveymenu[title] and Surveymenu[parent_id] parameters to execute arbitrary JavaScript in administrative contexts.

The weakness was released by Matthew Aberegg as 48762. The advisory is available at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-36993 since 01/27/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

Survey Software

Name

LimeSurvey

Version

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/27/2026 CVE reserved
01/28/2026 +1 days Advisory disclosed
01/28/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/03/2026 +6 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 48762
Researcher: Matthew Aberegg
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-36993 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-36993
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-343206
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 01/28/2026 14:21
Updated: 02/03/2026 09:35
Changes: 01/28/2026 14:21 (80), 01/31/2026 07:44 (11), 02/03/2026 09:35 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103