CVE-2022-43279 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

LimeSurvey before v5.0.4 was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability via the component /application/views/themeOptions/update.php.

Published: 2022-11-15

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:5.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-46323	LimeSurvey before v5.0.4 was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability via the component /application/views/themeOptions/update.php.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00291.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://brick-pamphlet-d24.notion.site/LimeSurvey-V5-4-4-background-update-php-SQL-injection-50e8fd6eba4644bb941b2c8d6fb7979a
https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/commit/42920389f99cdd25449eb7ace57f24417e83b692

History

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey::::::::
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Limesurvey Limesurvey

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2022-11-15T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T13:26:02.629Z

Reserved: 2022-10-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-43279

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T13:26:02.629Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-11-15T21:15:38.757

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:26:11.347

Link: CVE-2022-43279

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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