# CVE-2019-11275: CSV Injection in usage report downloaded from Pivotal Application Manager

> Authenticated attackers can inject malicious formulas into app names, leading to code execution and privilege escalation when usage reports are downloaded.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Oct 2019
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8h39-8pc2-83q7

## What is CVE-2019-11275?

CVE-2019-11275 is a low-severity code injection vulnerability in Pivotal Apps Manager, published on 1 Oct 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Pivotal Application Manager, versions 666.0.x prior to 666.0.36, versions 667.0.x prior to 667.0.22, versions 668.0.x prior to 668.0.21, versions 669.0.x prior to 669.0.13, and versions 670.0.x prior to 670.0.7, contain a vulnerability where a remote authenticated user can create an app with a name such that a csv program can interpret into a formula and gets executed. The malicious user can possibly gain access to a usage report that requires a higher privilege.

Weakness: CWE-1236 (Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File), CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-11275?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Pivotal Apps Manager, Pivotal Software Pivotal Application Service.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-11275?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-11275 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-11275 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11275 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-11275 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-11275 is a low-severity code injection vulnerability in Pivotal Apps Manager, published on 1 Oct 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11275 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Pivotal Apps Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11275/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11275/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-11275
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11275
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-11275

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11275/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.