Spreadsheet formula execution via unsanitized CSV export
Published Nov 17, 2022 · Updated Apr 28, 2026
CSV injection in EventPrime Events ProfileGrid 5.1.6 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to place formulas in exported user data. The pm_get_csv_single_user_row function copies subscriber-controlled profile values into CSV cells without neutralizing formula-leading characters. Subscriber access is required, and exploitation occurs when a privileged user exports the data and opens it in formula-evaluating spreadsheet software, where the formula can execute commands or access data on that user's system.
Summary
What happened
CSV injection in EventPrime Events ProfileGrid 5.1.6 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to place formulas in exported user data. The pm_get_csv_single_user_row function copies subscriber-controlled profile values into CSV cells without neutralizing formula-leading characters. Subscriber access is required, and exploitation occurs when a privileged user exports the data and opens it in formula-evaluating spreadsheet software, where the formula can execute commands or access data on that user's system.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-41791
- Published
- Nov 17, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 28, 2026
- Vendor
- EventPrime Events
- Product
- ProfileGrid
- Classifications
- CWE-1236, T1204.002
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Nov 17, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=<= 5.1.6 <=5.1.6
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