# CVE-2022-3604: Contact Form Entries < 1.3.0 - CSV Injection

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

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 11 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fpx6-qj6w-4m83

## What is CVE-2022-3604?

CVE-2022-3604 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown Contact Form Entries, published on 16 Jan 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The Contact Form Entries WordPress plugin before 1.3.0 does not validate data when its output in a CSV file, which could lead to CSV injection.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3604?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Crmperks Database for Contact Form 7\, Wpforms\, Elementor Forms.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-3604?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3604 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-3604 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3604 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Contact Form Entries

- [CVE-2023-31212](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31212/): WordPress Contact Form Entries Plugin <= 1.3.0 is vulnerable to SQL Injection (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2024-1069](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1069/): Contact Form Entries <= 1.3.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Upload (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-31095](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31095/): WordPress Integration for Contact Form 7 HubSpot Plugin <= 1.2.8 is vulnerable to Open Redirection (medium 4.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-3604 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-3604 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown Contact Form Entries, published on 16 Jan 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3604 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Contact Form Entries. 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-2022-3604/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3604/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3604
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3604
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3604

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3604/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.