CVE-2025-34120 (GCVE-0-2025-34120)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-07-16 21:05
Modified
2025-07-17 19:58
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VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
Summary
An unauthenticated file download vulnerability exists in LimeSurvey versions from 2.0+ up to and including 2.06+ Build 151014. The application fails to validate serialized input to the admin backup endpoint (`index.php/admin/update/sa/backup`), allowing attackers to specify arbitrary file paths using a crafted `datasupdateinfo` payload. The files are packaged in a ZIP archive and made available for download without authentication. This vulnerability can be exploited to read arbitrary files on the host system, including sensitive OS and configuration files.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LimeSurvey GmbH | LimeSurvey |
Version: 2.0+ < |
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