CVE-2020-36962
Tendenci is Vulnerable to CSV Formula Injection through its Contact Form Message Field
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 10.7%
Description
Tendenci 12.3.1 contains a CSV formula injection vulnerability in the contact form message field that allows attackers to inject malicious formulas during export. Attackers can submit crafted payloads like '=10+20+cmd|' /C calc'!A0' in the message field to trigger arbitrary command execution when the CSV is opened in spreadsheet applications.
How to fix CVE-2020-36962
To remediate CVE-2020-36962, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 12.3.2 or later
- —no fix listed
Is CVE-2020-36962 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 10.7%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 12.3.2
- from 0, <= 12.3.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |