CVE-2017-15879
CSV Injection (aka Excel Macro Injection or Formula Injection) exists in admin/server/api/download.js and lib/list/getCSVData.js in KeystoneJS before 4.0.0-beta.7 via a value that is mishandled in a CSV export.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 7.2%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
CSV Injection (aka Excel Macro Injection or Formula Injection) exists in admin/server/api/download.js and lib/list/getCSVData.js in KeystoneJS before 4.0.0-beta.7 via a value that is mishandled in a CSV export.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 7.22% probability · 94th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 25 October 2017
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- keystonejs/keystone
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 5.9% on 21 September 2026 to 7.2% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/pull/4478Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144755/KeystoneJS-4.0.0-beta.5-Unauthenticated-CSV-Injection.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43053/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/pull/4478Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144755/KeystoneJS-4.0.0-beta.5-Unauthenticated-CSV-Injection.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43053/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.