CVE-2026-16809 | BDVDB-2026-364950 Detail

LimeSurveyLimeSurvey

Description#

LimeSurvey Community Edition 7.0.5 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the survey quota creation workflow. An authenticated low-privileged user who can create and manage their own survey can store malicious JavaScript in a quota message. This issue affects LimeSurvey: 7.0.5.

Impact#

CAPEC-592 Stored XSS

Weaknesses#

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12026-08-26Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22026-08-27Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-08-26
Last modified: 2026-08-27

Vendor information

Vendor: LimeSurvey
Product: LimeSurvey

All LimeSurvey vulnerabilities

Score

7.2 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 35.7.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Cross-Site Scripting

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
7.0.5
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

7.2 High

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Attack Requirements	Present
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	Active
Vulnerable System Confidentiality	High
Vulnerable System Integrity	High
Vulnerable System Availability	None
Subsequent System Confidentiality	Low
Subsequent System Integrity	Low
Subsequent System Availability	None

CVSS v3.1

Not available

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).