What is CVE-2019-16959?

CVE-2019-16959 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Solarwinds Webhelpdesk, classified under Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-12-21.

How severe is CVE-2019-16959?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Solarwinds Webhelpdesk

CVE-2019-16959

SolarWinds Web Help Desk 12.7.0 allows CSV Injection, also known as Formula Injection, via a file attached to a ticket.

EPSS: 0.016 (73.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Solarwinds Webhelpdesk — versions 12.7.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

cve@mitre.org (Product, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Product, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16959?: CVE-2019-16959 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Solarwinds Webhelpdesk, classified under Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-12-21.
How severe is CVE-2019-16959?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.