# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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:** No
- **Published:** 7 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cqx6-vqmj-2pph

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5424?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-52135/): WordPress WS Form LITE Plugin <= 1.9.170 is vulnerable to SQL Injection (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2024-13509](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13509/): WS Form LITE and PRO <= 1.10.13 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2024-10647](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10647/): WS Form LITE – Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder for WordPress <= 1.9.244 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via URL (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2022-23988](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23988/): WS Form < 1.8.176 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2022-23987](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23987/): WS Form < 1.8.176 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-5424 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5424 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: WS Form LITE – Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder. 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-2023-5424/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5424/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5424
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5424
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5424

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5424/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.