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.

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

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No CVSS v2

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
javahuang SurveyKing unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 1.13.0

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References
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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

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'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

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

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

Link: CVE-2026-111646

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

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

Modified: 2026-10-16T19:03:18.127

Link: CVE-2026-111646

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Updated: 2026-10-16T18:45:13Z

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