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CVE-2012-4994

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-4994 describes an SQL injection vulnerability in LimeSurvey versions prior to 1.91+ Build 120224, specifically within the admin/admin.php script when handling the 'id' parameter during a 'browse' action. This flaw allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (medium severity), it has a low attack complexity and requires authentication, but successful exploitation could lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.91\+CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.01CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:1.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.50CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:1.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.52CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:1.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.53\+CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:1.53\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.5MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
8.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.04%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
60.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0104 is in the 74th percentile among its peer group of 21,951 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

freecode.com / projects/limesurvey/releases/342070
Patch
osvdb.org / 79688
secunia.com / advisories/48184
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/73564
limesurvey.org / en/stable-release