Description
LimeSurvey before 4.1.12+200324 contains a path traversal vulnerability in application/controllers/admin/LimeSurveyFileManager.php.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 1 module
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LimeSurvey Zip Path Traversals
auxiliary/scanner/http/limesurvey_zip_traversals
Exploit-DB 1
- LimeSurvey 4.1.11 - 'File Manager' Path Traversal EDB-48297 · webapps · Apr 6, 2020 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- LimeSurvey 4.1.11 - Local File Inclusion http/cves/2020/CVE-2020-11455.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.