GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Packagist

GHSA-5c37-5j7w-8mh8 LimeSurvey constructs account password-reset links from the client-supplied HTTP Host header without validating it.

HIGH Published 2026-06-09 Modified 2026-07-31 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-50635
Ecosystem
Packagist
Packages
limesurvey/limesurvey
Severity
High
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-640
Reviewed
2026-07-31

Affected packages

• Packagist limesurvey/limesurvey: <= 7.0.0-beta1 (no fix yet)

Description

LimeSurvey constructs account password-reset links from the client-supplied HTTP Host header without validating it. The optional allowedHosts allowlist that would constrain this is undefined in the default (and documented) configuration, so LSHttpRequest::checkIsAllowedHost() results in no operation. A remote, unauthenticated attacker who submits a forgotten-password request for a known account (requiring only the target's username and email) with a spoofed Host header causes LimeSurvey to email that account a reset link whose hostname is attacker-controlled while embedding the genuine validation_key. When the recipient or an automated inbound mail-security link scanner dereferences the link, the valid reset token is disclosed to the attacker, who replays it against the legitimate host's newPassword endpoint to set a new password and take over the account.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-50635 LimeSurvey constructs account password-reset links from the client-supplied HTTP Host header without validating it. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-640 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password weakness

References