CVE-2022-45360

Commenter Emails <= 2.6.1 - Unauthenticated CSV Injection

2023-02-02 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Unpatched
Affected Plugin: Commenter Emails
Affected Version: <= 2.6.1
CVSS: 6.5Medium
Weakness type: CWE-1236 · Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File
CVE: CVE-2022-45360

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At a glance

CVE-2022-45360 is a medium-severity Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File vulnerability in the Commenter Emails WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 2.6.1. It carries a CVSS score of 6.5 (reachable over the network). Exploitation requires no authentication. No fixed release has been reported yet; treat installations running this software as exposed. Disclosed February 2023, reported by Kévin Mosbahi (Mika).

Vulnerability Overview

The Commenter Emails plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to CSV Injection in versions up to, and including, 2.6.1. 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.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, and no privileges on the target site, and no interaction from a victim user.

CWE-1236: Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File

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.

Remediation

No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.

How does WordSec protect against this?

Requests carrying this pattern arrive without a session, so nothing upstream of the firewall gets a chance to reject them: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. No patched version is recorded yet, which is the case where a filtering layer matters most, because there is nothing to update to.

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External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-45360 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/faffd8e3-b110-4ba3-98c1-22aee7f19586 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45360

CVSS Vector

6.5

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityLow

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