An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the plugin manager of LimeSurvey v5.4.15 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted…

published 2023-01-27 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also BIT-limesurvey-2022-48008 , EUVD-2022-50722

cvss: 9.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.3%; EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 71%
public exploits: 0; none known

An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the plugin manager of LimeSurvey v5.4.15 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PHP file.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

bitnami limesurvey 5.4.16

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 19 mo ago (2025-03-28)

Exploit prediction

1.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/Sakura-501/LimeSurvey-5.4.15-PluginUploadtoRCE referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
OSV	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
bitnami	limesurvey	>=5.4.15, <5.4.16	5.4.16

Classification

Weakness

CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

github.com /Sakura-501/LimeSurvey-5.4.15-PluginUploadtoRCE
exploit, third-party-advisory, web
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48008
web

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary