# CVE-2022-39217: Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File in ghas-to-csv

> Attackers can execute code via CSV formula injection in GitHub Advanced Security exports, requiring users to upgrade the ghas-to-csv action.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 16 Sep 2022
- **Updated:** 23 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-634p-93h9-92vh

## What is CVE-2022-39217?

CVE-2022-39217 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in some-natalie ghas-to-csv, published on 16 Sep 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

some-natalie/ghas-to-csv (GitHub Advanced Security to CSV) is a GitHub action which scrapes the GitHub Advanced Security API and shoves it into a CSV. In affected versions this GitHub Action creates a CSV file without sanitizing the output of the APIs. If an alert is dismissed or any other custom field contains executable code / formulas, it might be run when an endpoint opens that CSV file in a spreadsheet program. This issue has been addressed in version `v1`. Users are advised to use `v1` or later. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Weakness: CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-39217?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including some-natalie/ghas-to-csv. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `some-natalie/ghas-to-csv` | GitHub Actions | All versions | 1 |

Products: Ghas-to-Csv Project Ghas-to-Csv.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-39217?

Upgrade some-natalie/ghas-to-csv to 1 or later.

## Is CVE-2022-39217 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-39217 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-39217 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-39217 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in some-natalie ghas-to-csv, published on 16 Sep 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-2022-39217 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- some-natalie/ghas-to-csv (GitHub Actions): affected all versions; fixed in 1

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-2022-39217/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39217/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-39217
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-39217
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-39217

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39217/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.