{"id":"CVE-2026-129153","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-129153"],"related":[],"title":"SurveyKing: linked surveys let logged-in users read other users' survey responses","description":"SurveyKing 1.12.0 through 1.13.2 contains an authorization bypass in the linked survey feature that fails to verify the referenced linkSurveyId belongs to the caller's own project. Authenticated attackers can point a linked option at another user's survey so that loadLinkResult and updateLinkSurveyAnswer read, rewrite, or create responses in that survey.","summary":"SurveyKing 1.12.0 through 1.13.2 does not check that a linked survey (linkSurveyId) belongs to the caller's project. A logged-in user can read, rewrite or create responses in another user's survey. No fix is published yet; no exploitation reported.","severity":"high","cvss":7.1,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[{"name":"SurveyKing","fixed":[],"affected":">= 1.12.0, <= 1.13.2","ecosystem":"vendor"}],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["authenticated","package","self-hosted","surveyking"],"not_affected_if":["auth-required","default-config","no-untrusted-logins","version-below-1.12.0"],"how_to_check":"Check the SurveyKing version (admin UI or Docker image tag); 1.12.0 through 1.13.2 are affected. Only matters if users can log in and create surveys with linked-survey options (linkSurveyId). Not stated whether linked surveys are on by default.","fix":"No fixed version published as of 2026-11-13; upstream issue #92 is open. Watch javahuang/SurveyKing releases.","status":"open","published_at":"2026-11-13T18:17:39+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-13T18:49:30+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-11-13T18:51:32+00:00","updated_at":"2026-11-13T18:53:50+00:00","category":"package","confidence":0.7,"triage":{"at":"2026-11-13T18:51:32Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"unknown","reach":"network","title":"SurveyKing: linked surveys let logged-in users read other users' survey responses","impact":"medium","summary":"SurveyKing versions 1.12.0 through 1.13.2 fail to check that a linked survey belongs to the caller's own project. An authenticated user can point a linked option at another user's survey and read, rewrite, or create responses there.","audience":"businesses","category":"package","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["surveyking","self-hosted"],"confidence":0.7,"fix_status":"unknown","needs_auth":"yes","worst_case":"authenticated users read and modify other users' survey responses","analyst_note":"Confirm the fixed version and whether the linked survey feature is enabled by default, using the NVD entry and the VulnCheck advisory.","how_to_check":"- Check the installed SurveyKing version and see whether it falls in `1.12.0` through `1.13.2`\n- unknown","plain_action":"","product_name":"","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["auth-required","default-config"],"who_is_affected":"Any SurveyKing deployment on a version from 1.12.0 through 1.13.2 where users have accounts and the linked survey feature is used. Exposure depends on the linked survey feature being in use; the sources do not say whether it is on by default. Instances on other versions are not covered by this report.","user_interaction":"no","product_ecosystem":"","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"unknown"},"cost_usd":0.000714,"input_tokens":4606,"output_tokens":506,"severity_before":"high"},"analyst_status":"done","analyst_note":"Confirm the fixed version and whether the linked survey feature is enabled by default, using the NVD entry and the VulnCheck advisory.","search":"'-129153':16A,19A '-2026':15A,18A '1.12.0':28B,70C '1.13.2':30B,72C 'anoth':57B,104C 'attack':97C 'authent':21B,96C 'author':75C 'belong':39B,89C 'bypass':76C 'caller':42B,92C 'check':33B 'contain':73C 'creat':54B,116C 'cve':14A,17A 'exploit':67B 'fail':83C 'featur':81C 'fix':62B 'host':25B 'let':4A 'link':2A,36B,79C,101C 'linksurveyid':38B,88C 'loadlinkresult':110C 'log':6A,47B 'logged-in':5A,46B 'option':102C 'packag':22B 'point':99C 'project':44B,95C 'publish':64B 'read':9A,51B,113C 'referenc':87C 'report':68B 'respons':13A,55B,117C 'rewrit':52B,114C 'self':24B 'self-host':23B 'survey':3A,12A,37B,60B,80C,107C,120C 'surveyk':1A,26B,27B,69C 'surveyking':20A 'updatelinksurveyansw':112C 'user':8A,11A,49B,58B,105C 'verifi':85C 'yet':65B","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Any SurveyKing deployment on a version from 1.12.0 through 1.13.2 where users have accounts and the linked survey feature is used. Exposure depends on the linked survey feature being in use; the sources do not say whether it is on by default. Instances on other versions are not covered by this report.","tier":"B","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"fix_status":"none","audience":"businesses","plain_action":null,"pkeys":["surveyking"],"ptokens":["surveyking"],"labels":["authenticated","high","package","selfhosted","surveyking"],"campaign_type":null,"search_a":"'-129153':16A,19A '-2026':15A,18A 'cve':14A,17A 'let':4A 'link':2A 'log':6A 'logged-in':5A 'read':9A 'respons':13A 'survey':3A,12A 'surveyk':1A 'surveyking':20A 'user':8A,11A","search_b":"'1.12.0':28B '1.13.2':30B 'anoth':57B 'authent':21B 'belong':39B 'caller':42B 'check':33B 'creat':54B 'exploit':67B 'fix':62B 'host':25B 'link':36B 'linksurveyid':38B 'log':47B 'logged-in':46B 'packag':22B 'project':44B 'publish':64B 'read':51B 'report':68B 'respons':55B 'rewrit':52B 'self':24B 'self-host':23B 'survey':37B,60B 'surveyk':26B,27B 'user':49B,58B 'yet':65B","search_c":"'1.12.0':70C '1.13.2':72C 'anoth':104C 'attack':97C 'authent':96C 'author':75C 'belong':89C 'bypass':76C 'caller':92C 'contain':73C 'creat':116C 'fail':83C 'featur':81C 'link':79C,101C 'linksurveyid':88C 'loadlinkresult':110C 'option':102C 'point':99C 'project':95C 'read':113C 'referenc':87C 'respons':117C 'rewrit':114C 'survey':80C,107C,120C 'surveyk':69C 'updatelinksurveyansw':112C 'user':105C 'verifi':85C","cause_entry":null,"cause_path":null,"disclosures_checked_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-11-13T18:17:39+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X","cvss_by":"disclosure@vulncheck.com","poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-129153","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-129153","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-11-13T18:17:39+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-13T18:17:39+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-13T18:49:30+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-11-13T18:49:30+00:00","note":null},{"source":"analyst","external_id":"CVE-2026-129153:3923","url":"https://github.com/javahuang/SurveyKing/issues/92","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-11-13T18:53:50+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-13T18:53:50+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-13T18:53:50+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-11-13T18:53:50+00:00","note":"VulnCheck advisory + researcher report read; upstream issue #92 still open on 2026-11-12, no fixed version or release found. Default-enabled state of linked survey feature not stated by any source. Same report lists 3 other SurveyKing flaws (unauth read of all responses, login/password bypass, stored XSS) - possible sibling signals.","cites":["https://github.com/javahuang/SurveyKing/issues/92","https://vul.yulun.ac.cn/20261107/surveyking/"]}],"documents":[{"id":148611,"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/surveyking-1.12.0-through-1.13.2-authorization-bypass-via-linked-survey-linksurveyid","title":"Third-party advisory: www.vulncheck.com","kind":"advisory","source":"nvd","publisher":"research","text":null,"published_at":null,"relation":"advisory","confidence":null,"note":"Third-party advisory: www.vulncheck.com"},{"id":148662,"url":"https://github.com/javahuang/SurveyKing/issues/92","title":"SurveyKing issue #92: 4 security vulnerabilities (open)","kind":"issue","source":"analyst","publisher":null,"text":null,"published_at":null,"relation":"mentions","confidence":null,"note":null},{"id":148663,"url":"https://vul.yulun.ac.cn/20261107/surveyking/","title":"SurveyKing Vulnerability Report (Wu Yulun)","kind":"other","source":"analyst","publisher":null,"text":null,"published_at":null,"relation":"describes","confidence":null,"note":null}],"disclosures":[],"exploit_sources":[],"notice":"Free to read, with fair use of about 60 pages a minute. 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