CVE-2026-116645: LimeSurvey Community Edition 7.8.0 contains an SQL injection vulnerability in the survey-archive
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High.
Data as of 11 Nov 2026, 04:36 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (Fluid Attacks) | CVSS 4.0 | 7.1 |
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 11 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 10 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| LimeSurveyLimeSurvey Community Edition | Affected
| Fixed in– |
GitHubLimeSurvey Community Editionpkg:github/LimeSurvey Community EditionOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
Until a fix is available, restrict global surveys.create permissions to trusted users only and monitor for any unusual activity related to survey imports and exports.
Description
LimeSurvey Community Edition 7.8.0 has an SQL injection vulnerability in the survey-archive participant import and SPSS-response export workflow. An authenticated user with global surveys.create permission can craft a .lsa archive that leads to execution of attacker-controlled SQL commands when exporting responses from the imported survey. This occurs because attribute names containing parentheses are treated as SQL expressions rather than quoted identifiers.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116645 (opens in a new tab)
- fluidattacks.com/es/advisories/pantera (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/blob/master/application/helpers/admin/import_helper.php (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/blob/master/application/helpers/export_helper.php (opens in a new tab)