CVE-2025-70797

MEDIUMNVD 6.16.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.1 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-04-09. NVD baseline CVSS 6.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
6.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Limesurvey v.6.15.20+251021 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the Box[title] and box[url] parameters.

CVSS v3
6.1
EG Score
6.1(medium)
EG Risk
28(Track)
EG Risk 28/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity61% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
20%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 9, 2026

Last Modified

April 16, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 2, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Upstream fix merged — awaiting tagged release. Sources: github_pr.
github_pr

Fixed issue #20161: Stored Cross-Site Scripting (SXSS) in admin portal

Fix merged in LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey PR #4356 on 2025-10-23 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/pull/4356
generic🟡 PoC Available

Stored XSS: Limesurvey <=6.15.20-251021 · GitHub

https://gist.github.com/masquerad3r/772ddbfbd9fd95754f4873bcb202146d

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 26× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-70797?
CVE-2025-70797 is a medium vulnerability published on April 9, 2026. Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Limesurvey v.6.15.20+251021 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the Box[title] and box[url] parameters.
When was CVE-2025-70797 disclosed?
CVE-2025-70797 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 9, 2026, with the most recent update on April 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-70797 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-70797 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 79.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-70797?
CVE-2025-70797 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-70797?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-70797, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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