Post to CSV by BestWebSoft <= 1.4.0 — Authenticated (Author+) CSV Injection
CVE-2023-36527Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤1.4.0Update to 1.4.1 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- High7.4
- CVSS
- 7.4CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:LWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:CScope- Changed
C:LConfidentiality- Low
I:LIntegrity- Low
A:LAvailability- Low
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
Post to CSV by BestWebSoft post-to-csv
- Affected≤ 1.4.0
- Patched in1.4.1
Update to 1.4.1 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 1.4.0. Version 1.4.1 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Post to CSV by BestWebSoft.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 1.4.1, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Post to CSV by BestWebSoft to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Kévin Mosbahi (Mika).
The Post to CSV by BestWebSoft plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to CSV Injection in versions up to, and including, 1.4.0. 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.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in Post to CSV by BestWebSoft
All 3| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium6.8 | Authenticated (Author+) CSV Injection ≤1.3.8Update to 1.3.9 | CVE-2022-3393 | |
| Medium6.1 | Reflected Cross-Site Scripting <1.3.1Update to 1.3.1 | — |
- Medium6.8Authenticated (Author+) CSV Injection
≤1.3.8Update to 1.3.9
- Medium6.1Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
<1.3.1Update to 1.3.1
Timeline
CVE published
Severity high, CVSS 7.4
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. [object Object] Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
- CVE® identifiers
- [object Object]. Used under the CVE Program. CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation.
- CVSS / CWE
- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- VulnCrest content
- Summary, remediation guidance and page layout © VulnCrest. Not sourced from NVD.