# CVE-2022-3463: FluentForm < 4.3.13 - CSV Injection

> Attackers can inject malicious formulas into CSV exports, potentially leading to code execution when the file is opened in spreadsheet software.

- **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:** 7 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 1 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5p8h-xw8m-3w4j

## What is CVE-2022-3463?

CVE-2022-3463 is a critical vulnerability in Unknown Contact Form Plugin – Fastest Contact Form Builder Plugin for WordPress by Fluent Forms, published on 7 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Contact Form Plugin WordPress plugin before 4.3.13 does not validate and escape fields when exporting form entries as CSV, leading to a CSV injection

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3463?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Fluentforms Contact Form.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-3463?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3463 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-3463 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3463 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Contact Form Plugin – Fastest Contact Form Builder Plugin for WordPress by Fluent Forms

- [CVE-2024-2771](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2771/): Missing authorization in Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-34620](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-34620/): CSRF in WP Fluent Forms < 3.6.67 allows stored XSS and Privilege Escalation (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-4157](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4157/): Deserialization in Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-2782](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2782/): Missing authorization in Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-10646](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10646/): Cross-site scripting in Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-3463 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-3463 is a critical vulnerability in Unknown Contact Form Plugin – Fastest Contact Form Builder Plugin for WordPress by Fluent Forms, published on 7 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3463 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Contact Form Plugin – Fastest Contact Form Builder Plugin for WordPress by Fluent Forms. 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-2022-3463/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3463/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3463
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3463
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3463

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3463/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.