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CVE-2014-5018

Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in the autoEscape function in common_helper.php in LimeSurvey 2.05+ Build 140618 allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the GBK charset in the loadname parameter to index.php, related to the survey resume.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-5018 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from limesurvey organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, 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

2014-07-21T14:55:07.207

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	limesurvey	limesurvey	2.05\+	Yes

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127369/Lime-Survey-2.05-Build-140618-XSS-SQL-Injection.html Exploit ([email protected])
https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/commit/3a6dd6b44cef2fa3f96f403e1cb971d8d0d694b5 Exploit, Patch ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127369/Lime-Survey-2.05-Build-140618-XSS-SQL-Injection.html Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/commit/3a6dd6b44cef2fa3f96f403e1cb971d8d0d694b5 Exploit, Patch (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.