CVE-2020-11455 (GCVE-0-2020-11455)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-04-01 15:48 – Updated: 2024-08-04 11:28
VLAI Previdian
Summary
LimeSurvey before 4.1.12+200324 contains a path traversal vulnerability in application/controllers/admin/LimeSurveyFileManager.php.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: da7e454f-b579-4f15-b6a9-8695812a5835

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2020-11455

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2025-06-20 02:00 CEST

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2025-06-20
Asserted: 2025-06-20
Scope
Notes: LimeSurvey before 4.1.12+200324 contains a path traversal vulnerability in application/controllers/admin/LimeSurveyFileManager.php. | Affected: LimeSurvey / LimeSurvey | CVSS: 9.8 (CRITICAL) | EPSS: 0.97179 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: previdian

Details
Feed Previdian (previdian.com)
Title LimeSurvey before 4.1.12+200324 contains a path traversal vulnerability in application/controllers/admin/LimeSurveyFileManager.php.
Cve Id CVE-2020-11455
Vendor LimeSurvey
Ghsa Id None
Product LimeSurvey
Added Date 2025-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 9.8
Epss Score 0.97179
Previous Ids
Cvss Severity CRITICAL
Virtual Patch False
Cvss Estimated False
Epss Percentile 0.99894
Used In Malware unknown
Vulnerability Id CVE-2020-11455
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-10-02 09:09 CEST | Updated: 2026-10-02 09:09 CEST
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