CVE-2020-11455 is a critical path traversal vulnerability affecting LimeSurvey versions prior to 4.1.12+200324, specifically within the application/controllers/admin/LimeSurveyFileManager.php component. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network without authentication (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N), allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists, including Metasploit modules and Nuclei templates, and it has garnered significant community discussion, indicating a high likelihood of exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.1.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:4.1.12:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:4.1.12:200324:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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