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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2022-48008

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.

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CVE-2022-48008
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3 Nov 2026, 03:21 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2022-48008

core-osv · Original source

Published 27 Jan 2023, 00:00 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2022-48008
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-48008",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2022-48008",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "critical",
    "structured": {
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      "aliases": [
        "BIT-limesurvey-2022-48008",
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      ],
      "metrics": [
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
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              "repo": "https://github.com/limesurvey/limesurvey",
              "type": "GIT",
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                  "introduced": "1c8f88480ad5077beb9b3c6754f3859bca6c74db"
                },
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              ],
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                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:limesurvey:limesurvey:5.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
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                        "introduced": "5.4.15"
                      },
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                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
                  }
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              }
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          ],
          "versions": [
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          ],
          "database_specific": {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:25.479325943Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/48xxx/CVE-2022-48008.json",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48008",
        "https://github.com/Sakura-501/LimeSurvey-5.4.15-PluginUploadtoRCE"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
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      }
    },
    "related_cves": [
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        "value": "CVE-2022-48008",
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      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 492147,
  "published_at": "2023-01-27T00:00:00+00:00"
}