CVE-2014-5016

CVE-2014-5016

Published Jul 21, 2014 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in LimeSurvey 2.05+ Build 140618 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the pid attribute to the getAttribute_json function to application/controllers/admin/participantsaction.php in CPDB, (2) the sa parameter to application/views/admin/globalSettings_view.php, or (3) a crafted CSV file to the "Import CSV" functionality.

CVSS severityUnavailable
Unscored
EPSS probability1.47%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in LimeSurvey 2.05+ Build 140618 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the pid attribute to the getAttribute_json function to application/controllers/admin/participantsaction.php in CPDB, (2) the sa parameter to application/views/admin/globalSettings_view.php, or (3) a crafted CSV file to the "Import CSV" functionality.

The record

CVE
CVE-2014-5016
Published
Jul 21, 2014
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
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Attack vector
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Privileges
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Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 21, 2014CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

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Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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