SurveyKing before 1.13.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to download any stored file by id through GET /api/public/preview/{attachmentId}. Attackers who know or derive time-ordered snowflake file ids can bypass shared, owner, and project checks in FileServiceImpl.loadFile to read private survey attachments and respondent uploads.

Metrics

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Surveyking
  • Surveyking

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References
Link Providers
https://github.com/javahuang/SurveyKing cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/javahuang/SurveyKing/blob/6e1fdd59f9b331ac90a26402ac86a002cc9155a9/server/api/src/main/java/cn/surveyking/server/api/SurveyApi.java#L99-L107 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/javahuang/SurveyKing/blob/6e1fdd59f9b331ac90a26402ac86a002cc9155a9/server/rdbms/src/main/java/cn/surveyking/server/impl/FileServiceImpl.java#L197-L228 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/javahuang/SurveyKing/commit/9489171d53e55ace2856a91af38034665c0064a4 cve-icon cve-icon
https://hackmd.io/@hieuPenguinnn/surveyking-public-preview-unauth-file-read cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/surveyking-before-1.13.0-unauthenticated-file-download-via-api-public-preview cve-icon cve-icon
History

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description SurveyKing before 1.13.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to download any stored file by id through GET /api/public/preview/{attachmentId}. Attackers who know or derive time-ordered snowflake file ids can bypass shared, owner, and project checks in FileServiceImpl.loadFile to read private survey attachments and respondent uploads.
Title SurveyKing before 1.13.0 Unauthenticated File Download via /api/public/preview
First Time appeared Surveyking
Surveyking surveyking
Weaknesses CWE-862
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:surveyking:surveyking:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Surveyking
Surveyking surveyking
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-10-16T17:39:15.125Z

Updated: 2026-10-16T21:18:43.318Z

Reserved: 2026-10-16T14:31:14.304Z

Link: CVE-2026-111646

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-16T19:34:02.381Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-16T18:17:45.440

Modified: 2026-10-16T22:17:21.607

Link: CVE-2026-111646

cve-icon Redhat

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