Vulnerability in Admincolumns Admin Columns
CVE-2019-17661
A CSV injection in the codepress-admin-columns (aka Admin Columns) plugin 3.4.6 for WordPress allows malicious users to gain remote control of other computers. By choosing formula code as his first or last name, an attacker can create a user with a name that contains malicious code. Other users might download this data as a CSV file and corrupt their PC by opening it in a tool such as Microsoft Excel. The attacker could gain remote access to the user's PC.
EPSS: 0.024 (82.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Admincolumns Admin_columns — versions 3.4.6
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-17661?
- CVE-2019-17661 is a high-severity vulnerability in Admincolumns Admin Columns, classified under Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-11-08.
- How severe is CVE-2019-17661?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-17661 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.