WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

WP CSV Exporter < 1.3.7 - CSV Injection

Description

The plugin does not properly escape the fields when exporting data as CSV, leading to a CSV injection vulnerability.

Proof of Concept

- create a post using =5+5 as the title
- export the data as CSV
- open the CSV with a spreadsheet application (Excel, Libre Office)
- the CSV formula gets executed 

Affects Plugins

Fixed in 1.3.7

References

Classification

Type
CSV INJECTION
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Francesco Carlucci
Submitter
Francesco Carlucci
Submitter website
Submitter twitter
Verified
Yes

Timeline

Publicly Published
2022-11-29 (about 1 years ago)
Added
2022-11-21 (about 1 years ago)
Last Updated
2022-11-21 (about 1 years ago)

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