All vulnerabilities

Servers and applications

CVE-2018-1000053

LimeSurvey version 3.0.0-beta.3+17110 contains a Cross ite Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Theme Uninstallation that can result in CSRF causing LimeSurvey admins to delete all their themes, rendering the website unusable. This attack appear to be exploitable via Simple HTML markup can be used to send a GET request to the affected endpoint.

Severity
High 8.8
Published
9 Feb 2018
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
0.6% in the next 30 daysHigher than 48% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
Weakness
Cross-site request forgery (CWE-352)
Attack
Over the network · No login needed · Needs someone to click or open something
Attacker can
Read data · Change data · Take it down
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
LimeSurveyServers and applications · cpe:a:limesurvey:limesurvey
  • Version 3.0.0-beta3

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000053
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1000053