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TI-2018-05463 Aliases CVE-2018-7556GHSA-hp6w-j2mw-89jv

LimeSurvey 2.6.x before 2.6.7, 2.7x.x before 2.73.1, and 3.x before 3.4.2 mishandles…

Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

LimeSurvey 2.6.x before 2.6.7, 2.7x.x before 2.73.1, and 3.x before 3.4.2 mishandles application/controller/InstallerController.php after installation, which allows remote attackers to access the configuration file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01975 80th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.0 to before 2.6.7; 2.7.0 to before 2.73.1; 3.0.0 to before 3.4.2VulnerableLimeSurvey
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 to before 2.6.7; 2.7.0 to before 2.73.1; 3.0.0 to before 3.4.2 Vulnerable ·LimeSurvey
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-7556
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hp6w-j2mw-89jv

References

Advisory 1

Sources

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