How severe is GHSA-fr47-r224-c36m?

GHSA-fr47-r224-c36m has a CVSS score of 5.4/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by GHSA-fr47-r224-c36m?

GHSA-fr47-r224-c36m affects the following packages: limesurvey/limesurvey (Packagist). Ecosystems affected: Packagist.

How do I fix GHSA-fr47-r224-c36m?

Update limesurvey/limesurvey to 3.17.14 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-fr47-r224-c36m is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect GHSA-fr47-r224-c36m in my Packagist dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for limesurvey/limesurvey, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate GHSA-fr47-r224-c36m if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

Escape or sanitise the affected output on the server side rather than relying on client-side filtering, and add a Content-Security-Policy that blocks inline script execution so injected markup cannot run even if it reaches the page.

Is GHSA-fr47-r224-c36m actively exploited in the wild?

Yes. There are 6 known exploit references for GHSA-fr47-r224-c36m, including 1 documented proof-of-concept exploit on Exploit-DB and 4 in-the-wild exploitations observed on GitHub and other sources. Treat this as actively exploitable and prioritize patching immediately. All exploit code should only be run in an isolated sandbox environment for research or authorized testing — never against production systems without explicit written authorization.

What is the EPSS score for GHSA-fr47-r224-c36m?

GHSA-fr47-r224-c36m has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 4.6%, placing it in the 91th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

What type of vulnerability is GHSA-fr47-r224-c36m?

GHSA-fr47-r224-c36m is classified as Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation. This is a high-impact weakness class that often enables remote code execution or data exposure.

When was GHSA-fr47-r224-c36m published, and has it been updated?

GHSA-fr47-r224-c36m was published on May 24, 2022 and was last updated on September 10, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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MEDIUM severity

GHSA-fr47-r224-c36m — limesurvey/limesurvey

MEDIUMFix: LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey@32d6a52

GHSA-fr47-r224-c36m is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.4) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in limesurvey/limesurvey. 6 public exploit references exist, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available for limesurvey/limesurvey — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Cross-site Scripting in LimeSurvey

Also known asCVE-2019-16172

Published

May 24, 2022

Updated

Sep 10, 2026

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

1 / 1

Exploits

6 known

Exploitation data as of Sep 26, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

4.6%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs91th percentile — riskier than 91% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

GHSA-fr47-r224-c36m by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.

Where this sits among everything scored

Of 379,842 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

🐘limesurvey/limesurvey

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Packagist packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

LimeSurvey before v3.17.14 allows stored XSS for escalating privileges from a low-privileged account to, for example, SuperAdmin. The attack uses a survey group in which the title contains JavaScript that is mishandled upon group deletion.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
🐘Packagist	`limesurvey/limesurvey`	all versions	3.17.14`composer require limesurvey/limesurvey:^3.17.14`

Affected Products

1 product · 1 configurations

Application

limesurveylimesurvey

< 3.17.4

range

Exploits & PoCs

Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.

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LimeSurvey 3.17.13 - Cross-Site Scripting

by SEC Consult · Sep 13, 2019

Exploit-DB Source

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for limesurvey/limesurvey, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update limesurvey/limesurvey to 3.17.14 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-fr47-r224-c36m is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Escape or sanitise the affected output on the server side rather than relying on client-side filtering, and add a Content-Security-Policy that blocks inline script execution so injected markup cannot run even if it reaches the page.

Frequently Asked Questions

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CVSS Score

5.4/10CVSS v3 base

Vector breakdown

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CWE Classification

CWE-79Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Weaponization

No known public exploit tooling found.

OpenSSF Scorecard

Package health score

LimeSurvey

4.5/10

Code-Review2/10

Maintained10/10

Branch-Protection3/10

Assessed Sep 21, 2026

Timeline

First exploit

Sep 13, 2019

Disclosed

May 24, 2022

Last updated

Sep 10, 2026

Identifiers

GHSA-fr47-r224-c36m

References

Advisorynvd.nist.gov Webgithub.com Webseclists.org Weblimesurvey.org Webpacketstormsecurity.com Webseclists.org

Related vulnerabilities

This CVE is medium severity; 8 of 8 other CVEs affecting limesurvey/limesurvey are rated as high or higher (top: high).

CVE-2026-50635CVE-2026-50636CVE-2025-56421CVE-2024-28710CVE-2024-28709CVE-2019-16172CVE-2019-16173CVE-2021-42112

Provenance

Sources

OSV.devNVDFIRST.org (EPSS)

Last verifiedSep 10, 2026