Spreadsheet code execution via unsanitized CSV export
Published Nov 7, 2023 · Updated Apr 28, 2026
CSV injection in AyeCode Ltd UsersWP 1.2.3.9 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to place formulas in exported user data. The process_users_export function writes attacker-controlled profile fields to CSV cells without neutralizing formula-leading characters. Subscriber-level access supplies the crafted data, but code execution on an administrator's computer requires the exported file to be opened in a vulnerable spreadsheet configuration.
Summary
What happened
CSV injection in AyeCode Ltd UsersWP 1.2.3.9 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to place formulas in exported user data. The process_users_export function writes attacker-controlled profile fields to CSV cells without neutralizing formula-leading characters. Subscriber-level access supplies the crafted data, but code execution on an administrator's computer requires the exported file to be opened in a vulnerable spreadsheet configuration.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-47442
- Published
- Nov 7, 2023
- Updated
- Apr 28, 2026
- Vendor
- AyeCode Ltd
- Product
- UsersWP
- Classifications
- CWE-1236, T1204.002
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Nov 7, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=1.2.3.9
- Affected versionversion=n/a <=1.2.3.9 changes=[{"at":"1.2.3.10","status":"unaffected"}]
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