What is CVE-2022-38844?

CVE-2022-38844 is a high-severity vulnerability in Espocrm, classified under Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2022-09-16.

How severe is CVE-2022-38844?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Espocrm

CVE-2022-38844

CSV Injection in Create Contacts in EspoCRM 7.1.8 allows remote authenticated users to run system commands via creating contacts with payloads capable of executing system commands. Admin user exporting contacts in CSV file may end up executing the malicious system commands on his system.

Published 2022-09-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (71.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-26.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 71.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.014 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Espocrm — versions 7.1.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

medium.com/cybersecurity-valuelabs/espocrm-7-1-8-is-vulnerable-to-csv-injection… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38844?: CVE-2022-38844 is a high-severity vulnerability in Espocrm, classified under Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2022-09-16.
How severe is CVE-2022-38844?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.