CVSS 4.0
7.1 highCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NCVE-2026-116645 LimeSurvey Community Edition 7.8.0 - SQL injection via Archive Attributes
High (7.1) in limesurvey limesurvey community edition. EPSS 0.3% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
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LimeSurvey Community Edition 7.8.0 contains an SQL injection vulnerability in the survey-archive participant import and SPSS-response export workflow. An authenticated user with global surveys.create permission can import a crafted .lsa archive whose participant XML creates an attacker-named attribute column. When the user exports responses from the imported non-anonymous survey, LimeSurvey passes the persisted name to Yii's select builder. Names containing parentheses are treated as SQL expressions instead of quoted identifiers, causing attacker-controlled SQL to execute with the application's database privileges.
Severity
- EPSS
- 0.3% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; 23rd percentile. Scored 2026-11-13. A forecast for this CVE across the internet, not for your own systems.
- CISA's assessment (SSVC)
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial, assessed 2026-11-13. From CISA's Vulnrichment in the CVE List: whether it is exploited, whether exploiting it can be automated, and how much control it gives.
- CWE
- CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command (SQL Injection)
- OWASP Top 10
- A05:2025 Injection
- Published
- Modified
- Assigned by
- Fluid Attacks (CNA)
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting analysis
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
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Affected
- limesurvey:limesurvey community edition
Versions
From the CNA's record in the CVE List.
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| LimeSurvey Community Edition | 7.8.0 |
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- CAPEC-7 Blind SQL Injection Likelihood: High · Severity: High
- CAPEC-66 SQL Injection Likelihood: High · Severity: High
- CAPEC-108 Command Line Execution through SQL Injection Likelihood: Low · Severity: Very High
- CAPEC-109 Object Relational Mapping Injection Likelihood: Low · Severity: High
- CAPEC-110 SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter Tampering Likelihood: High · Severity: Very High
- CAPEC-470 Expanding Control over the Operating System from the Database Severity: Very High
The attack patterns MITRE's CAPEC relates to this record's weaknesses, as MITRE names them. Credits.