CVE Catalog

CVE-2014-5017

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CVE-2014-5017 is an SQL injection vulnerability in the LimeSurvey application in the participantsaction.php file, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the sidx parameter in a JSON request.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to gain access to sensitive data in the database, potentially leading to serious security breaches for the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update LimeSurvey to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and implement additional security measures such as input validation.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

SQL injection vulnerability in CPDB in application/controllers/admin/participantsaction.php in LimeSurvey 2.05+ Build 140618 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the sidx parameter in a JSON request to admin/participants/sa/getParticipants_json, related to a search parameter.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS