LimeSurvey Community Edition 7.0.5+260623 - Reflected XSS in HTML editor popup
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-63361 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Fluid Attacks |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-08-14 18:18:53 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-08-14 20:16:55 UTC |
| Description | LimeSurvey Community Edition 7.0.5 contains an authenticated reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in the HTML editor popup endpoint. The text and name query parameters are passed through a blacklist sanitizer and then rendered without context-appropriate output encoding. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v4.0 8.5 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS: 0.003050000 probability, percentile 0.231310000 (date 2026-08-16)
Problem Types: CWE-79 | CWE-79 CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting')
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | [email protected] | Secondary | 8.5 | HIGH | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/C... |
| 4.0 | CNA | CVSS | 8.5 | HIGH | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N |
CVSS v4.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowAttack Requirements
NonePrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
ActiveConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
NoneSub Conf.
LowSub Integrity
LowSub Availability
NoneCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | LimeSurvey | LimeSurvey | affected 7.0.5 | Windows, MacOS, Linux |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| fluidattacks.com/es/advisories/mercedes | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | fluidattacks.com | |
| github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/commit/a8993bfd05c4a11255b8400ed9c41a2c... | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey | [email protected] | github.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: Miguel Gomez (en)
CNA: Fluid Attacks' AI SAST Scanner (en)
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.