# CVE-2022-2429: Ultimate SMS Notifications for WooCommerce <= 1.4.1 - CSV Injection

> Authenticated attackers can inject malicious formulas into CSV exports, leading to code execution when administrators open the file in vulnerable spreadsheet software.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **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:** 6 Sep 2022
- **Updated:** 31 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2wmm-f268-hrpm

## What is CVE-2022-2429?

CVE-2022-2429 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in homescript Ultimate SMS Notifications for WooCommerce, published on 6 Sep 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The Ultimate SMS Notifications for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to CSV Injection in versions up to, and including, 1.4.1 via the 'Export Utility' functionality. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, such as a subscriber, to add untrusted input into billing information like their First Name that will embed into the exported CSV file triggered by an administrator and can result in code execution when these files are downloaded and opened on a local system with a vulnerable configuration.

Weakness: CWE-1236 (Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File), CWE-138 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2429?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ultimatesmsnotifications Ultimate Sms Notifications for Woocommerce.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2429?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2429 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-2429 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2429 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

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Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2429 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2429 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in homescript Ultimate SMS Notifications for WooCommerce, published on 6 Sep 2022. 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-2022-2429 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: homescript Ultimate SMS Notifications for WooCommerce. 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-2022-2429/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2429/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2429
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2429
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2429

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2429/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.