WordPress Comments Import & Export <= 2.0.4 - CSV Injection

6.1
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CVE CVE-2018-11526
CVSS 6.1 (Medium)
Publicly Published June 21, 2018
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Bhushan B. Patil

Description

The WordPress Comments Import & Export plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to CSV Injection in versions up to, and including, 2.0.4 via the form fields. 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.

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Vulnerability Details for WordPress Comments Import & Export

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug comments-import-export-woocommerce (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.0.5, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 2.0.4
Patched Version
  • 2.0.5

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