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CVE-2025-63238: LimeSurvey · Cross-site Scripting

Affects LimeSurveySource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.1 Medium : upgrade to 6.15.11+250909 when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.1Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 13% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 6.15.11+250909
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 9 Apr 2026

  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 6.15.11+250909.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GitHublimesurvey/LimeSurveypkg:github/limesurvey/LimeSurveyOther threatsAffected
  • <6.15.11+250909
Fixed in
  • 6.15.11+250909

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AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, users should exercise caution with untrusted URLs and consider implementing web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block malicious input targeting the 'gid' parameter.

Description

A Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) affects LimeSurvey versions prior to 6.15.11+250909, due to the lack of validation of gid parameter in getInstance() function in application/models/QuestionCreate.php. This allows an attacker to craft a malicious URL and compromise the logged in user.

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