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. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.

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

If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

How does O3 Security protect against GHSA-fr47-r224-c36m?

O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-fr47-r224-c36m is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

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 90th 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.

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 November 8, 2023. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

🐘 Packagist

GHSA-fr47-r224-c36m

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting in LimeSurvey

Also known asCVE-2019-16172

Published

May 24, 2022

Updated

Nov 8, 2023

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

1 / 1

Exploits

6 known

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

4.6%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk90th percentile+3.22%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.

Blast Radius

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

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.

EDB-47386webappsphp✓ Verified

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. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
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
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-fr47-r224-c36m is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Tailored to GHSA-fr47-r224-c36m. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

Is GHSA-fr47-r224-c36m in your dependencies?

O3 detects GHSA-fr47-r224-c36m across Packagist dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.

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