LimeSurvey 5.4.15 Plugin Manager unrestricted upload

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in LimeSurvey 5.4.15. It has been declared as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Plugin Manager. Executing a manipulation can lead to unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-48008. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in LimeSurvey 5.4.15 (Survey Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Plugin Manager. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 01/27/2023. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-48008 since 12/29/2022. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1608.002.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unrestricted upload
CWE: CWE-434 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/29/2022 🔍
01/27/2023 +29 days 🔍
01/27/2023 +0 days 🔍
03/28/2025 +791 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2022-48008 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-48008
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-219652

Entryinfo

Created: 01/27/2023 19:52
Updated: 03/28/2025 21:42
Changes: 01/27/2023 19:52 (37), 02/23/2023 15:57 (11), 03/28/2025 21:42 (16)
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