CVE-2026-15973
LimeSurvey 7.0.5 - Stored XSS in Survey Menu Entries
Description
LimeSurvey Community Edition 7.0.5 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Survey Menu Entries administration page. An authenticated user with the global settings:read permission can create a survey menu entry containing attacker-controlled data. The value is stored in the surveymenu_entries.data field and later inserted into a single-quoted HTML title attribute without context-appropriate encoding. This issue affects LimeSurvey: 7.0.5.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 26, 2026, 9:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 26, 2026, 9:16 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-15973
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | 84fe0718-d6bb-4716-a7e8-81a6d1daa869 | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update LimeSurvey to a patched version.
- Review and sanitize user-supplied data for menu entries.
- Implement output encoding for HTML attributes.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2026-15973.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://fluidattacks.com/es/advisories/backstreet | |
| https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2026-15973 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2026-15973
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 26, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description LimeSurvey Community Edition 7.0.5 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Survey Menu Entries administration page. An authenticated user with the global settings:read permission can create a survey menu entry containing attacker-controlled data. The value is stored in the surveymenu_entries.data field and later inserted into a single-quoted HTML title attribute without context-appropriate encoding. This issue affects LimeSurvey: 7.0.5. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/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 Added CWE CWE-79 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/15xxx/CVE-2026-15973.json">CVE-2026-15973</a> Added Reference https://fluidattacks.com/es/advisories/backstreet Added Reference https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey