cve/2019/CVE-2019-16173.md

### [CVE-2019-16173](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-16173)
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### Description

LimeSurvey before v3.17.14 allows reflected XSS for escalating privileges from a low-privileged account to, for example, SuperAdmin. This occurs in application/core/Survey_Common_Action.php,

### POC

#### Reference
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154479/LimeSurvey-3.17.13-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154479/LimeSurvey-3.17.13-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/22
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/22
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/27
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/27

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.