CVE-2020-11455 in the critical feed json
LimeSurvey before 4.1.12+200324 contains a path traversal vulnerability in application/controllers/admin/LimeSurveyFileManager.php.
published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also BIT-limesurvey-2020-11455 , EUVD-2020-3809
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 97.0%
- EPSS 97.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.8%
- public exploits
- 2
- Metasploit and Exploit-DB, plus a Nuclei check
Summary
LimeSurvey before 4.1.12+200324 contains a path traversal vulnerability in application/controllers/admin/LimeSurveyFileManager.php.
Patch / fix
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- Published
- First public exploit (Metasploit auxiliary/scanner/http/limesurvey_zip_traversals)
Exploit prediction
96.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit auxiliary/scanner/http/limesurvey_zip_traversals LimeSurvey Zip Path Traversals metasploit auxiliary, normal rank, 2020-04-02
- EDB-48297 LimeSurvey 4.1.11 - 'File Manager' Path Traversal webapps, 2020-04-06
- Nuclei template LimeSurvey 4.1.11 - Local File Inclusion nuclei detection template
- packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157112/LimeSurvey-4.1.11-Path-Traversal.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| OSV | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitnami | limesurvey | <4.1.12 >=4.1.12-200324, <4.1.12 >=4.1.12, <4.1.13 |
4.1.12 4.1.13 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
-
github.com
/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/commit/daf50ebb16574badfb7ae0b8526ddc5871378f1b
patch, third-party-advisory, web
-
packetstormsecurity.com
/files/157112/LimeSurvey-4.1.11-Path-Traversal.html
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry, web
-
exploit-db.com
/exploits/48297
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry, web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11455
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-11455
- NVD CVE-2020-11455
- OSV BIT-limesurvey-2020-11455
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