CVE-2026-16809 (GCVE-0-2026-16809)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-26 21:39 – Updated: 2026-08-27 18:30
VLAI
Title
LimeSurvey Community Edition 7.0.5 - Stored XSS in quota message rendering
Summary
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.
Severity
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
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-27 18:30 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
Fluid Attacks CNA
CNA scorecard B 89/100 over 62 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
LimeSurvey LimeSurvey Affected: 7.0.5
    cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:7.0.5:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
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    cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:7.0.5:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
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Credits
Miguel Gómez Fluid Attacks' AI SAST Scanner
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