# CVE-2022-0142: Visual Form Builder < 3.0.6 - CSV Injection

> Low-privilege users can inject malicious commands into exported CSV files, potentially leading to code execution when the file is opened.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Apr 2022
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g4v7-hfrx-hqf3

## What is CVE-2022-0142?

CVE-2022-0142 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Unknown Visual Form Builder, published on 12 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Visual Form Builder WordPress plugin before 3.0.8 is vulnerable to CSV injection allowing a user with low level or no privileges to inject a command that will be included in the exported CSV file, leading to possible code execution.

Weakness: CWE-1236 (Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0142?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Vfbpro Visual Form Builder.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-0142?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0142 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-0142 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0142 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Visual Form Builder

- [CVE-2022-0141](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0141/): Visual Form Builder < 3.0.8 - Entries Deletion/Restoration via CSRF (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2022-0140](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0140/): Visual Form Builder < 3.0.6 - Unauthenticated Information Disclosure (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2022-1046](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1046/): Visual Form Builder < 3.0.7 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 4.8)
- [CVE-2021-24514](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24514/): Visual Form Builder < 3.0.4 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-0142 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-0142 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Unknown Visual Form Builder, published on 12 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0142 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Visual Form Builder. 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-2022-0142/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0142/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0142
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0142
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0142

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0142/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.