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GHSA-QJPX-79GC-WJGV

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-27 21:31 – Updated: 2026-08-27 21:31

Details

LimeSurvey Community Edition 7.0.5 contains an authenticated improper authorization vulnerability in the survey menu entry creation endpoint.

An authenticated user with only the global settings:read permission can directly invoke POST /index.php/admin/menuentries/sa/create and create new survey menu entries without the expected settings:update privilege. The endpoint also allows the attacker to submit menu IDs that the normal interface and intended update workflow restrict for non-superadministrators, enabling unauthorized changes to administrative navigation records.

This issue affects LimeSurvey: 7.0.5.

Severity

5.1 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVE-2026-65931 (GCVE-0-2026-65931)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-27 17:50 – Updated: 2026-08-28 14:13

Title

LimeSurvey Community Edition 7.0.5 - Improper authorization in survey menu entry creation endpoint

Summary

LimeSurvey Community Edition 7.0.5 contains an authenticated improper authorization vulnerability in the survey menu entry creation endpoint. An authenticated user with only the global settings:read permission can directly invoke POST /index.php/admin/menuentries/sa/create and create new survey menu entries without the expected settings:update privilege. The endpoint also allows the attacker to submit menu IDs that the normal interface and intended update workflow restrict for non-superadministrators, enabling unauthorized changes to administrative navigation records. This issue affects LimeSurvey: 7.0.5.

Severity

5.1 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-08-28 14:02 UTC

CWE

CWE-862 - Missing Authorization

Assigner

Fluid Attacks

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/coda	third-party-advisory
https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey	product

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
LimeSurvey	LimeSurvey	Affected: 7.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:7.0.5::windows::::: cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:7.0.5::macos::::: cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:7.0.5::linux:::::

Date Public

2026-08-26 21:55

Credits

Miguel Gómez

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