# CVE-2022-41791: WordPress ProfileGrid plugin <= 5.1.6 - Auth. CSV Injection vulnerability

> Authenticated attackers can inject malicious formulas into CSV exports, potentially leading to code execution when files are opened in spreadsheet software.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/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:** 17 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2873-4695-r485

## What is CVE-2022-41791?

CVE-2022-41791 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ProfileGrid (WordPress plugin), published on 17 Nov 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

Auth. (subscriber+) CSV Injection vulnerability in ProfileGrid plugin <= 5.1.6 on WordPress.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41791?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Metagauss Profilegrid.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-41791?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-41791 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-41791 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41791 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in ProfileGrid (WordPress plugin)

- [CVE-2024-30490](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-30490/): WordPress ProfileGrid plugin <= 5.7.8 - SQL Injection vulnerability (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2025-0724](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0724/): ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities <= 5.9.4.5 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) PHP Object Injection (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-6411](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6411/): Privilege escalation in ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-3713](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3713/): ProfileGrid <= 5.5.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Option Update (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-0940](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0940/): ProfileGrid < 5.3.1 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Password Reset (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-41791 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-41791 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ProfileGrid (WordPress plugin), published on 17 Nov 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-2022-41791 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ProfileGrid (WordPress plugin). 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-2022-41791/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41791/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41791
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41791
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41791

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41791/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.