LimeSurvey 6.15.20 Box[title]/box[url] cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in LimeSurvey 6.15.20. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation of the argument Box[title]/box[url] causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-70797. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in LimeSurvey 6.15.20. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation of the argument Box[title]/box[url] with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Limesurvey v.6.15.20+251021 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the Box[title] and box[url] parameters.

The advisory is shared at gist.github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-70797 since 01/09/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta 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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/09/2026 CVE reserved
04/09/2026 +89 days Advisory disclosed
04/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gist.github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-70797 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-70797
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-356641

Entryinfo

Created: 04/09/2026 19:56
Changes: 04/09/2026 19:56 (53)
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Cache ID: 216:760:103

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