Wise Chat <= 2.8.3 - CSV Injection

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

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

CVE	Not available
CVSS	Medium (5.5)
Publicly Published	July 9, 2020
Last Updated	January 22, 2024
Researcher	Vishnupriya Ilango

Description

The Wise Chat plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to CSV Injection in versions up to, and including, 2.8.3. This allows unauthenticated attackers 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	wise-chat (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Affected Version	<= 2.8.3
Patched Version	2.8.4

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