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GHSA-WP9X-2QX4-MFCG

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-10-25 19:00 – Updated: 2022-10-26 12:00

Details

The Post to CSV by BestWebSoft WordPress plugin through 1.4.0 does not properly escape fields when exporting data as CSV, leading to a CSV injection

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


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

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  "published": "2022-10-25T19:00:29Z",
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    }
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CVE-2022-3393 (GCVE-0-2022-3393)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-10-25 00:00 – Updated: 2025-05-07 13:55

Title

Post to CSV by BestWebSoft <= 1.4.0 - Author+ CSV Injection

Summary

The Post to CSV by BestWebSoft WordPress plugin through 1.4.0 does not properly escape fields when exporting data as CSV, leading to a CSV injection

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-05-07 13:55 UTC

CWE

CWE-1236 - Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File

Assigner

WPScan CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard E 44/100 over 1661 records in the last 180 days details

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/689b4c42-c516-4c…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Unknown	Post to CSV by BestWebSoft	Affected: 1.4.0 , ≤ 1.4.0 (custom)

Credits

Francesco Carlucci

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