CVE-2023-3527 Avaya Call Management System CSV injection vulnerability

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Administrative users can inject malicious formulas into CSV exports, leading to arbitrary command execution when opened in spreadsheet software.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-3527?

CVE-2023-3527 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Avaya Call Management System, published on 18 Jul 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A CSV injection vulnerability was found in the Avaya Call Management System (CMS) Supervisor web application which allows a user with administrative privileges to input crafted data which, when exported to a CSV file, may attempt arbitrary command execution on the system used to open the file by a spreadsheet software

such as Microsoft Excel.

Weakness: CWE-1236

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3527?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Avaya Call Management System.

How do I fix CVE-2023-3527?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3527 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2023-3527 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3527 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4hvr-hgmw-438r.

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