A vulnerability was found in LimeSurvey 6.5.14-240624. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function actionUpdateSurveyLocaleSettingsGeneralSettings of the file /index.php?r=admin/database/index/updatesurveylocalesettings_generalsettings of the component Survey General Settings Handler. The manipulation of the argument language leads to sql injection. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-271988. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Without sufficient removal or quoting of SQL syntax in user-controllable inputs, the generated SQL query can cause those inputs to be interpreted as SQL instead of ordinary user data.
| Link | Tags |
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| https://vuldb.com/?id.271988 | vdb entry technical description |
| https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.271988 | signature permissions required |
| https://vuldb.com/?submit.372007 | third party advisory |
| https://github.com/Hebing123/cve/issues/55 | issue tracking exploit |