CVE-2021-40848 (GCVE-0-2021-40848)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-03 10:11 – Updated: 2024-08-04 02:51
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
In Mahara before 20.04.5, 20.10.3, 21.04.2, and 21.10.0, exported CSV files could contain characters that a spreadsheet program could interpret as a command, leading to execution of a malicious string locally on a device, aka CSV injection.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1930471 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=8950 | x_refsource_MISC |
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