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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
20619Feature requestsUsability/user experiencepublic2026-07-24 15:09
Reportermo2025 Assigned To 
PrioritynoneSeverityfeature 
Status newResolutionopen 
Summary20619: Security update available - although LimeSurvey is updated to the latest 6.x version
Description

We currently have two recent versions, one in the 6.x line and one in the 7.x line. Both are considered stable.
Since we cannot switch to the 7.x version anytime soon, but security updates are available for the 6.x version, the message “Security update available” should only be displayed if not all security patches for the 6.x version have been installed.

This leads to uncertainty and unease among users, as this gives the impression that LimeSurvey is being operated with security vulnerabilities, while at the same time handling sensitive data (surveys).

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mo2025

2026-07-24 14:00

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What's strange is:
It seems that LimeSurvey behaves differently depending on whether it was installed or updated via Git or from a ZIP file:
I’ve attached two screenshots as notes; one shows the status of the production system after the update, with a notification that a security update is available, while the other does not display that notification.

Both versions are 6.17.12.

When I click on “Security update available” in the production system, I see the content of the third screenshot: that version 7.0.6 is available.

Issue History

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2026-07-24 11:11 mo2025 New Issue
2026-07-24 14:00 mo2025 Note Added: 85271
2026-07-24 14:00 mo2025 File Added: Screenshot 2026-07-24 135122.png
2026-07-24 14:00 mo2025 File Added: Screenshot 2026-07-24 135418.png
2026-07-24 14:00 mo2025 File Added: Screenshot 2026-07-24 135912.png
2026-07-24 14:00 mo2025 Bug heat 0 => 2
2026-07-24 15:09 arpsh Issue Monitored: arpsh
2026-07-24 15:09 arpsh Bug heat 2 => 4
2026-07-24 15:10 guest Bug heat 4 => 10