CVE-2019-16179 Misconfiguration in n/a
Medium 5.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-16179 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2019-16179 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Limesurvey Limesurvey, published on 9 Sep 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16179 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Limesurvey Limesurvey. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16179/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16179/index.md)
LimeSurvey fails to enforce SSL/TLS by default, allowing attackers to intercept sensitive survey data in transit.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-16179?
CVE-2019-16179 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Limesurvey Limesurvey, published on 9 Sep 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Limesurvey before 3.17.14 does not enforce SSL/TLS usage in the default configuration.
Weakness: CWE-295
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-16179?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Limesurvey Limesurvey.
How do I fix CVE-2019-16179?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-16179 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-16179 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16179 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Limesurvey Limesurvey
Sources
Also known as GHSA-67mg-qmc3-gh6f.