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CVE-2024-28710: LimeSurvey · Cross-site Scripting

Affects LimeSurveySource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.1 Medium : upgrade to 6.5.0+240319 when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.1Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 46% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 6.5.0+240319
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 7 Oct 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade limesurvey/LimeSurvey to 6.5.0+240319.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GitHublimesurvey/LimeSurveypkg:github/limesurvey/LimeSurveyOther threatsAffected
  • <6.5.0+240319
Fixed in
  • 6.5.0+240319

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AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, consider restricting access to the Alert Widget or applying input filtering controls if possible.

Description

Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in LimeSurvey before 6.5.0+240319 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a lack of input validation and output encoding in the Alert Widget's message component.

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