Simple CSV/XLS Exporter <= 1.5.8 - CSV Injection

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

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

CVE	CVE-2022-42882
CVSS	Medium (5.1)
Publicly Published	March 2, 2023
Last Updated	January 22, 2024
Researcher	Kévin Mosbahi (Mika)

Description

The Simple CSV/XLS Exporter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to CSV injection in versions up to, and including, 1.5.8. This allows attackers with Editor-level permissions or above, to embed untrusted input into exported CSV files, which can result in code execution when these files are downloaded and opened on a local system with a vulnerable configuration.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	simple-csv-xls-exporter (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	No
Affected Version	<= 1.5.8
Patched Version

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