Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2020-22607 describes a cross-site scripting issue in LimeSurvey 4.1.11+200316 involving permission template name and description fields. If reachable and triggerable, malicious content could run in a user's browser. Public data here does not state severity, exploit activity, or precise prerequisites.
Executive priority
Prioritize if LimeSurvey is internet-facing, used for sensitive surveys, or administered by privileged business users. Otherwise, handle through normal vulnerability management after confirming version exposure.
Technical view
The CVE record identifies XSS in application/controllers/admin/PermissiontemplatesController.php through the name and description parameters. The only remediation evidence in the bundle is a LimeSurvey commit reference. No CVSS, CWE, affected CPE, exploit maturity, or authentication requirements are provided.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely limited to organizations running LimeSurvey 4.1.11+200316 or nearby affected builds. The vulnerable surface appears tied to administrator permission template handling, but the source bundle does not confirm required privileges or reachability.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing, active exploitation, public exploit use, or weaponization details. Treat this as a known XSS requiring vendor-version validation rather than evidence of an active campaign.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse. The public description identifies vulnerable parameters and controller path, but not exploitability conditions, affected version range, fixed version, or severity scoring. Avoid broad claims beyond LimeSurvey 4.1.11+200316 unless vendor guidance confirms them.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory LimeSurvey deployments and confirm exact running versions.
- Review the referenced LimeSurvey commit and vendor release guidance.
- Upgrade to a vendor-fixed LimeSurvey release when confirmed applicable.
- Restrict administrative access to trusted users and networks.
- Review permission template names and descriptions for suspicious content.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether LimeSurvey 4.1.11+200316 is present.
- Check whether the referenced fix is included in deployed code.
- Review admin permission template data for unexpected markup or scripts.
- Review admin activity logs around permission template changes.
- Test only in an authorized environment using non-destructive XSS checks.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/commit/2aada33c76efbbc35d33c149ac02b1dc16a81f62CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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