CVE-2026-65931 (GCVE-0-2026-65931)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-08-27 17:50
Modified
2026-08-28 14:13
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
Summary
LimeSurvey Community Edition 7.0.5 contains an authenticated improper authorization vulnerability in the survey menu entry creation endpoint.
An authenticated user with only the global settings:read permission can directly invoke POST /index.php/admin/menuentries/sa/create and create new survey menu entries without the expected settings:update privilege. The endpoint also allows the attacker to submit menu IDs that the normal interface and intended update workflow restrict for non-superadministrators, enabling unauthorized changes to administrative navigation records.
This issue affects LimeSurvey: 7.0.5.
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Impacted products
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| LimeSurvey | LimeSurvey |
Version: 7.0.5 |
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