Security advisory

{
  "id": "0984f85079097704937ffb142a1be94c8984cdc45226657e54d2d2ccc6481453",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-44967",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2021-44967",
    "summary": "A Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerabilty exists in LimeSurvey 5.2.4 via the upload and install plugins function, which could let a remote malicious user upload an arbitrary PHP code file. NOTE: the Supplier's position is that plugins intentionally can contain arbitrary PHP code, and can only be installed by a superadmin, and therefore the security model is not violated by this finding.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2021-44967",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2021-44967",
      "aliases": [
        "BIT-limesurvey-2021-44967",
        "CVE-2021-44967"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/limesurvey/limesurvey",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "66868d6887d153c81b50fec957390fd70b434014"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "66868d6887d153c81b50fec957390fd70b434014"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:5.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "5.2.4"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "5.2.4"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "5.2.4",
            "5.2.4+211129"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2021-44967.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:57.092111970Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://www.limesurvey.org/manual/Plugins_-_advanced",
        "https://github.com/Y1LD1R1M-1337/Limesurvey-RCE",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50573"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2021-44967",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 438786,
  "published_at": "2022-02-24T15:15:24.547+00:00"
}