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LimeSurvey constructs account password-reset links from the client-supplied HTTP Host header without validating it. (CVE-2026-50635)

0
High
Published: 06/09/2026 (06/09/2026, 18:31:04 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Product: limesurvey/limesurvey

Description

LimeSurvey constructs account password-reset links from the client-supplied HTTP Host header without validating it. The optional allowedHosts allowlist that would constrain this is undefined in the default (and documented) configuration, so LSHttpRequest::checkIsAllowedHost() results in no operation. A remote, unauthenticated attacker who submits a forgotten-password request for a known account (requiring only the target's username and email) with a spoofed Host header causes LimeSurvey to email that account a reset link whose hostname is attacker-controlled while embedding the genuine validation_key. When the recipient or an automated inbound mail-security link scanner dereferences the link, the valid reset token is disclosed to the attacker, who replays it against the legitimate host's newPassword endpoint to set a new password and take over the account.

CVSS v3.1

Score 8.8high

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

Packagistghsa
limesurvey/limesurvey
Affected versions
<=7.0.0-beta1

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Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Osv Id
GHSA-5c37-5j7w-8mh8
Osv Schema Version
1.4.0
Aliases
["CVE-2026-50635"]
Ecosystems
["Packagist"]
Database Specific Severity
HIGH
Cvss Version
3.1

Threat ID: 6a6d13aebf32cb7a3457feb4

Added to database: 07/31/2026, 21:29:18 UTC

Last updated: 07/31/2026, 21:29:18 UTC

Views: 1

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