CVE-2018-7556 is a critical vulnerability affecting LimeSurvey versions 2.6.x (before 2.6.7), 2.7x.x (before 2.73.1), and 3.x (before 3.4.2), where improper handling of the InstallerController.php file post-installation allows remote attackers to access the configuration file. With a CVSS score of 9.1 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to high confidentiality and integrity impacts. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, indicating awareness despite no media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.6.0, < 2.6.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.7.0, < 2.73.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.0.0, < 3.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.