CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-5527

Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File

Published: Jun 18, 2024 | Modified: Jul 05, 2024
CVSS 3.x
8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

The Business Directory Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to CSV Injection in versions up to, and including, 6.4.3 via the class-csv-exporter.php file. This allows authenticated attackers, with author-level permissions and above, to embed untrusted input into CSV files exported by administrators, which can result in code execution when these files are downloaded and opened on a local system with a vulnerable configuration.

Weakness

The product saves user-provided information into a Comma-Separated Value (CSV) file, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could be interpreted as a command when the file is opened by a spreadsheet product.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Business_directory Businessdirectoryplugin * 6.4.4 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References