CVE-2018-9035
CSV Injection vulnerability in ExportToCsvUtf8.php of the Contact Form 7 to Database Extension plugin 2.10.32 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject spreadsheet formulas into CSV files via the contact form.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is critical, while EPSS rates exploitation at 7.3%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
CSV Injection vulnerability in ExportToCsvUtf8.php of the Contact Form 7 to Database Extension plugin 2.10.32 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject spreadsheet formulas into CSV files via the contact form.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.6 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 7.30% probability · 94th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 30 March 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-1236
- Affected
- contact-form-7-to-database-extension project/contact-form-7-to-database-extension
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 6.0% on 21 September 2026 to 7.3% 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://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44367/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44367/Exploit, 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.