Description
LimeSurvey Community Edition 7.0.5 contains an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the Central Participant Database (CPDB) workflow that copies survey participant tokens to the central participant list.
Published: 2026-08-14
Score: 6 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

LimeSurvey Community Edition 7.0.5 contains an authenticated SQL injection flaw in the Central Participant Database workflow that copies survey participant tokens into the central participant list. The vulnerability allows an authenticated user to inject malicious SQL statements, potentially revealing participant tokens and other sensitive data. The attackers could use the leaked tokens to masquerade as participants or to gain further access to the survey system.

Affected Systems

LimeSurvey Community Edition version 7.0.5 running on Linux, macOS, or Windows is affected. No other versions or editions are listed as vulnerable.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6 indicates moderate severity, and the EPSS score is not provided. The vulnerability requires valid authentication, so an attacker must first gain login credentials or have administrator privileges to exploit it. Because the flaw breaks into a centralized database, the impact can be widespread for the affected site, yet the lack of a publicly known exploit lowers the immediate threat. The vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV catalog. However, with standard authenticated access, the risk of data exposure remains significant.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 14, 2026 at 20:40 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade LimeSurvey to the latest released version that contains the fix for CVE-2026-18403 or at least to a version higher than 7.0.5.
  • If an immediate upgrade is not possible, restrict the CPDB interface so that only users with the necessity to copy tokens can access it, effectively limiting the scope of the injection.
  • Ensure that any remaining vulnerabilities are identified, and apply input validation or parameterized queries for all database interactions involving participant data to prevent future injection flaws.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 14, 2026 at 20:40 UTC.

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History

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 14 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description LimeSurvey Community Edition 7.0.5 contains an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the Central Participant Database (CPDB) workflow that copies survey participant tokens to the central participant list.
Title LimeSurvey Community Edition 7.0.5 - Authenticated SQL injection in CPDB
First Time appeared Limesurvey
Limesurvey limesurvey
Weaknesses CWE-89
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:7.0.5:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:7.0.5:*:macos:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:7.0.5:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Limesurvey
Limesurvey limesurvey
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


Subscriptions

Limesurvey Limesurvey
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Fluid Attacks

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-14T19:31:02.423Z

Reserved: 2026-07-30T15:42:19.090Z

Link: CVE-2026-18403

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-14T19:30:54.955Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-14T19:17:17.343

Modified: 2026-08-14T20:16:51.613

Link: CVE-2026-18403

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-14T20:45:03Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-89

    Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')