CVE-2022-46485

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Data Illusion Survey Software Solutions ngSurvey version 2.4.28 and below is vulnerable to Denial of Service if a survey contains a "Text Field", "Comment Field" or "Contact Details".

Published: 2023-08-02 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-46485 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.13%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2022-46485

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-46485

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-29 2.00% 2.13% +0.13%
2 2026-04-27 1.61% 2.00% +0.39%
3 2025-11-21 1.61%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-46485

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-46485

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-46485

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ngsurvey ngsurvey <= 2.4.28 cpe:2.3:a:ngsurvey:ngsurvey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-46485

URL Tags
https://github.com/WodenSec/CVE-2022-46485 Exploit Third Party Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence