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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
VLAI
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
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown Post to CSV by BestWebSoft Affected: 1.4.0 , ≤ 1.4.0 (custom)
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Credits
Francesco Carlucci
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