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CVE-2012-4927

SQL injection vulnerability in Limesurvey (a.k.a PHPSurveyor) before 1.91+ Build 120224 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the fieldnames parameter to index.php.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-4927 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from limesurvey organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2012, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2012-09-15T17:55:08.397

Last Modified

2026-06-16T23:45:54.960

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-89

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	limesurvey	limesurvey	*	Yes
Application	limesurvey	limesurvey	≤ 1.90\+	Yes
Application	limesurvey	limesurvey	1.5.2	Yes
Application	limesurvey	limesurvey	1.49	Yes
Application	limesurvey	limesurvey	1.49	Yes
Application	limesurvey	limesurvey	1.49_rc2	Yes
Application	limesurvey	limesurvey	1.52	Yes
Application	limesurvey	limesurvey	1.70	Yes
Application	limesurvey	limesurvey	1.80	Yes
Application	limesurvey	limesurvey	1.80	Yes
Application	limesurvey	limesurvey	1.80\+	Yes
Application	limesurvey	limesurvey	1.81	Yes
Application	limesurvey	limesurvey	1.81\+	Yes

References

http://freecode.com/projects/limesurvey/releases/342070 ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/79459 ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/110100/limesurvey-sql.txt Exploit ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/48051 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18508 Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.limesurvey.org/en/stable-release ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52114 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73395 ([email protected])
http://freecode.com/projects/limesurvey/releases/342070 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://osvdb.org/79459 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/110100/limesurvey-sql.txt Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/48051 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18508 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.limesurvey.org/en/stable-release (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52114 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73395 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For limesurvey's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.