# CVE-2022-2146: Import CSV Files <= 1.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

> Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via reflected XSS in the Import CSV Files WordPress plugin due to insufficient sanitization.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Jul 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p2j3-2x6x-g3cv

## What is CVE-2022-2146?

CVE-2022-2146 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Import CSV Files, published on 17 Jul 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The Import CSV Files WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not sanitise and escaped imported data before outputting them back in a page, and is lacking CSRF check when performing such action as well, resulting in a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2146?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Import Csv Files Project Import Csv Files.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2146?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2146 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-2146 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2146 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2146 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2146 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Import CSV Files, published on 17 Jul 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2146 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Import CSV Files. 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-2022-2146/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2146/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2146
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2146
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2146

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2146/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.