Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2024-28710 is a cross-site scripting issue in LimeSurvey before 6.5.0+240319. A remote attacker could cause script execution through the Alert Widget message component if a user interacts with malicious content. Business impact is mainly account misuse, data exposure, or survey/admin workflow tampering within the victim’s browser context.
Executive priority
Treat this as a timely patching item, not an emergency absent exploitation evidence. Prioritize internet-facing or broadly used LimeSurvey instances, especially where administrators or privileged users access survey management workflows.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-79 XSS caused by insufficient input validation and output encoding in LimeSurvey’s Alert Widget message component. CVSS 3.1 is 6.1 with network access, low complexity, no privileges, required user interaction, changed scope, and low confidentiality and integrity impact.
Likely exposure
Organizations running LimeSurvey versions before 6.5.0+240319 are potentially exposed. The source bundle does not provide precise CPEs, deployment conditions, or whether only specific roles or configurations can reach the affected widget path.
Exploitation context
The sources do not show CISA KEV listing or confirmed active exploitation. Exploitation requires user interaction, consistent with reflected or stored browser-side script execution risk. No exploit details are provided in the source bundle.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE record, CVE List data, and one LimeSurvey commit reference. The public affected-product metadata is incomplete, so validation should rely on exact LimeSurvey version and whether the fix commit is included.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade LimeSurvey to 6.5.0+240319 or later.
- Review the referenced LimeSurvey commit and vendor guidance for the exact fix scope.
- Restrict administrative access to trusted networks where operationally feasible.
- Apply browser and application security controls such as CSP where supported.
- Review Alert Widget message content for untrusted or unexpected HTML/script patterns.
Validation and detection
- Inventory all LimeSurvey deployments and record their exact versions.
- Confirm affected systems are upgraded to 6.5.0+240319 or later.
- Verify the referenced fix is present in the deployed codebase.
- Review logs for suspicious Alert Widget message activity.
- Perform authorized XSS regression testing in a non-production environment.
Public sources used
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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N2.82.7CISA-ADPVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.1MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Vulnerability timeline
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/commit/c2fd60f94bc1db275f20cbb27a3135a9bdfb7f10CVE reference, mitre
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.