CVE-2022-43279

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Published Nov 15, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.2 High EPSS 1.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

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

Affected Products

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 solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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.

Metrics

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.

Exploit prediction score: 1.0% (1.021% probability within 30 days)

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

Feb 25, 2026 6:15 PM Affected versions updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

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

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:26 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 15, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:26 PM
Reserved: Oct 17, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:26 PM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:26 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:06 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 15, 2022, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:06 AM

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