CVE-2024-42901
Published: 03 September 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-42901 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Limesurvey Limesurvey. Its CVSS base score is 4.8 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 36.8th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-39817
Vulnerability details
A CSV injection vulnerability in Lime Survey v6.5.12 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via uploading a crafted CSV file.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
CVE-2024-42901 is a CSV injection vulnerability in LimeSurvey enabling arbitrary code execution via crafted CSV file upload to a public-facing web application.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.