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2 vulnerabilities found for LimeSurvey by LimeSurvey GmbH
CVE-2025-34120 (GCVE-0-2025-34120)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-16 21:05 – Updated: 2025-11-19 14:36
VLAI?
Title
LimeSurvey 2.0+ - 2.06+ Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Download via Serialized Backup Payload
Summary
An unauthenticated file download vulnerability exists in LimeSurvey versions from 2.0+ up to and including 2.06+ Build 151014. The application fails to validate serialized input to the admin backup endpoint (`index.php/admin/update/sa/backup`), allowing attackers to specify arbitrary file paths using a crafted `datasupdateinfo` payload. The files are packaged in a ZIP archive and made available for download without authentication. This vulnerability can be exploited to read arbitrary files on the host system, including sensitive OS and configuration files.
Severity ?
CWE
Assigner
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
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| LimeSurvey GmbH | LimeSurvey |
Affected:
2.0+ , ≤ 2.06+ Build 151014
(custom)
|
Credits
Pichaya Morimoto
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CVE-2025-34120 (GCVE-0-2025-34120)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2025-07-16 21:05 – Updated: 2025-11-19 14:36
VLAI?
Title
LimeSurvey 2.0+ - 2.06+ Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Download via Serialized Backup Payload
Summary
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Severity ?
CWE
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| LimeSurvey GmbH | LimeSurvey |
Affected:
2.0+ , ≤ 2.06+ Build 151014
(custom)
|
Credits
Pichaya Morimoto
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