# CVE-2022-3600: Easy Digital Downloads < 3.1.0.2 - Unauthenticated CSV Injection

> Unauthenticated CSV injection in Easy Digital Downloads allows attackers to execute malicious formulas when files are 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:** 21 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 30 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w3w2-8hq7-8fmw

## What is CVE-2022-3600?

CVE-2022-3600 is a critical vulnerability in Awesomemotive Easy Digital Downloads, published on 21 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Easy Digital Downloads WordPress plugin before 3.1.0.2 does not validate data when its output in a CSV file, which could lead to CSV injection.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3600?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Awesomemotive Easy Digital Downloads.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-3600?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3600 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-3600 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3600 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Awesomemotive Easy Digital Downloads

- [CVE-2023-30869](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30869/): WordPress Easy Digital Downloads Plugin 3.1-3.1.1.4.1 is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2015-9324](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-9324/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-5057](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5057/): WordPress Easy Digital Downloads plugin <= 3.2.12 - SQL Injection vulnerability (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2022-2439](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2439/): Deserialization in Easy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-51684](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51684/): WordPress Easy Digital Downloads Plugin <= 3.2.5 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-3600 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-3600 is a critical vulnerability in Awesomemotive Easy Digital Downloads, published on 21 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-2022-3600 exists.

Affected product: Awesomemotive Easy Digital Downloads. 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-2022-3600/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3600/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3600
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3600
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3600

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3600/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.