module

LimeSurvey Zip Path Traversals

Disclosed	Created
Apr 2, 2020	Apr 14, 2020

Disclosed

Apr 2, 2020

Created

Apr 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 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.

Authors

h00die
Matthew Aberegg
Michael Burkey
Federico Fernandez
Alejandro Parodi

References

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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