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LimeSurvey Zip Path Traversals

Disclosed
04/02/2020
Created
04/14/2020

Description

This module exploits an authenticated path traversal vulnerability found in LimeSurvey versions between 4.0 and 4.1.11 with CVE-2020-11455 or <= 3.15.9 with CVE-2019-9960, inclusive. In CVE-2020-11455 the getZipFile function within the filemanager functionality allows for arbitrary file download. The file retrieved may be deleted after viewing, which was confirmed in testing. In CVE-2019-9960 the szip function within the downloadZip functionality allows for arbitrary file download. Verified against 4.1.11-200316, 3.15.0-181008, 3.9.0-180604, 3.6.0-180328, 3.0.0-171222, and 2.70.0-170921.

Author(s)

  • h00die
  • Matthew Aberegg
  • Michael Burkey
  • Federico Fernandez
  • Alejandro Parodi

Development

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':

msf > use auxiliary/scanner/http/limesurvey_zip_traversals
msf auxiliary(limesurvey_zip_traversals) > show actions
    ...actions...
msf auxiliary(limesurvey_zip_traversals) > set ACTION < action-name >
msf auxiliary(limesurvey_zip_traversals) > show options
    ...show and set options...
msf auxiliary(limesurvey_zip_traversals) > run

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