VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-40848
In Mahara before 20.04.5, 20.10.3, 21.04.2, and 21.10.0, exported CSV files could contain characters that a spreadsheet program could interpret as a command, leading to execution of a malicious string locally on a device, aka CSV injection.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.99%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.99%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In Mahara before 20.04.5, 20.10.3, 21.04.2, and 21.10.0, exported CSV files could contain characters that a spreadsheet program could interpret as a command, leading to execution of a malicious string locally on a device, aka CSV injection.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.99% probability · 61th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-1236
- Affected
- mahara/mahara
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1930471Vendor Advisory
- https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=8950Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1930471Vendor Advisory
- https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=8950Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.