# CVE-2022-2240: Request a Quote <= 2.3.7 - CSV Injection

> Unauthenticated attackers can inject malicious formulas into CSV files, leading to code execution when an admin opens the downloaded quote.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Jul 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c759-j56j-j6v3

## What is CVE-2022-2240?

CVE-2022-2240 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown Request a Quote, published on 25 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 Request a Quote WordPress plugin through 2.3.7 does not validate uploaded CSV files, allowing unauthenticated users to attach a malicious CSV file to a quote, which could lead to a CSV injection once an admin download and open it

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2240?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Emarketdesign Request a Quote.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2240?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2240 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-2240 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2240 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Request a Quote

- [CVE-2024-6231](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6231/): Request a Quote < 2.4.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2021-24420](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24420/): Request a Quote < 2.3.4 - Authenticated Stored XSS (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2022-2239](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2239/): Request a Quote < 2.3.9 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 4.8)
- [CVE-2021-24489](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24489/): Request a Quote < 2.3.9 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2240 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2240 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown Request a Quote, published on 25 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-2022-2240 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Request a Quote. 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-2022-2240/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2240/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2240
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2240
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2240

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2240/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.