CVE-2023-5424 WS Form LITE <= 1.9.217 - Unauthenticated CSV Injection
Unauthenticated attackers can inject malicious formulas into CSV exports, leading to code execution when opened in vulnerable spreadsheet applications.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-5424?
CVE-2023-5424 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in WS Form LITE – Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder, published on 7 Jun 2024. 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
The WS Form LITE plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to CSV Injection in versions up to, and including, 1.9.217. This allows unauthenticated attackers to embed untrusted input into exported CSV files, which can result in code execution when these files are downloaded and opened on a local system with a vulnerable configuration.
Weakness: CWE-1236
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5424?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Westguardsolutions Ws Form.
How do I fix CVE-2023-5424?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5424 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-2023-5424 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5424 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in WS Form LITE – Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder
- CVE-2023-52135 WordPress WS Form LITE Plugin <= 1.9.170 is vulnerable to SQL Injection
- CVE-2024-13509 WS Form LITE and PRO <= 1.10.13 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2024-10647 WS Form LITE – Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder for WordPress <= 1.9.244 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via URL
- CVE-2022-23988 WS Form < 1.8.176 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2022-23987 WS Form < 1.8.176 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cqx6-vqmj-2pph.