Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the tooltips in LimeSurvey before 1.91+ Build…
Priority LOW 15CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the tooltips in LimeSurvey before 1.91+ Build 11379-20111116, when viewing survey results, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown parameters.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00895 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 15
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.91\+ | Vulnerable | LimeSurvey |
| cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:1.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.01 | Vulnerable | LimeSurvey |
| cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:1.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.50 | Vulnerable | LimeSurvey |
| cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:1.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.52 | Vulnerable | LimeSurvey |
| cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:1.53\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.53+ | Vulnerable | LimeSurvey |
| cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:1.70\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.70+ | Vulnerable | LimeSurvey |
| cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:1.71\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.71+ | Vulnerable | LimeSurvey |
| cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:1.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.72 | Vulnerable | LimeSurvey |
| cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:1.80\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.80+ | Vulnerable | LimeSurvey |
| cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:1.81\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.81+ | Vulnerable | LimeSurvey |
- cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.91\+ Vulnerable ·LimeSurvey
- cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:1.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.01 Vulnerable ·LimeSurvey
- cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:1.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.50 Vulnerable ·LimeSurvey
- cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:1.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.52 Vulnerable ·LimeSurvey
- cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:1.53\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.53+ Vulnerable ·LimeSurvey
- cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:1.70\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.70+ Vulnerable ·LimeSurvey
- cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:1.71\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.71+ Vulnerable ·LimeSurvey
- cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:1.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.72 Vulnerable ·LimeSurvey
- cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:1.80\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.80+ Vulnerable ·LimeSurvey
- cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:1.81\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.81+ Vulnerable ·LimeSurvey
Show 5 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:1.82\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.82+ | Vulnerable | LimeSurvey |
| cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:1.85:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.85 | Vulnerable | LimeSurvey |
| cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:1.86:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.86 | Vulnerable | LimeSurvey |
| cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:1.87\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.87+ | Vulnerable | LimeSurvey |
| cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:1.90\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.90+ | Vulnerable | LimeSurvey |
- cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:1.82\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.82+ Vulnerable ·LimeSurvey
- cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:1.85:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.85 Vulnerable ·LimeSurvey
- cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:1.86:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.86 Vulnerable ·LimeSurvey
- cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:1.87\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.87+ Vulnerable ·LimeSurvey
- cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:1.90\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.90+ Vulnerable ·LimeSurvey
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-5256
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g5vh-jpvx-76p4
References
More Limesurvey vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-09194 LimeSurvey before 4.1.12+200324 contains a path traversal vulnerability in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-28662 An issue in the js_localize.php function of LimeSurvey v6.6.2 and before allows attackers… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-26167 Lime Survey <= 6.5.12 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-21122 LimeSurvey before v5.0.4 was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability via the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2007-03523 Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in LimeSurvey (aka PHPSurveyor)… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2018-12189 An issue was discovered in TCPDF before 6.2.22. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2011-5256 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-5256 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g5vh-jpvx-76p4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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