{"id":"CVE-2017-15879","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-15879","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:09:42.528Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2017-10-24T21:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:08:25.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-20"],"affected":["keystonejs/keystone"],"epss":{"score":0.07217,"percentile":0.94284,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.05912,"percentile":0.92967},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.07217,"percentile":0.94037}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2017-10-25","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":43053,"kind":"exploit","title":"KeystoneJS 4.0.0-beta.5 - CSV Excel Macro Injection","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43053","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/nodejs/webapps/43053.txt","file":"exploits/nodejs/webapps/43053.txt","published":"2017-10-25","added":"2017-10-25","updated":"2017-10-25","author":"Ishaq Mohammed","type":"webapps","platform":"nodejs","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2017-15879"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/pull/4478","tags":["Issue Tracking","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144755/KeystoneJS-4.0.0-beta.5-Unauthenticated-CSV-Injection.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43053/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/pull/4478","tags":["Issue Tracking","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144755/KeystoneJS-4.0.0-beta.5-Unauthenticated-CSV-Injection.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43053/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15879","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}