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CVE-2017-15879

41
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-15879 describes a CSV Injection vulnerability in KeystoneJS versions prior to 4.0.0-beta.7, specifically within the admin/server/api/download.js and lib/list/getCSVData.js components. This flaw allows an attacker to embed malicious formulas into CSV exports, which can then be executed when opened in spreadsheet software. Rated with a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability if a user opens a crafted CSV file. While not actively exploited in the wild or on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, and it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:keystonejs:keystone:*:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
7.22%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-43053 · Oct 25, 2017
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0722 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 14,825 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: keystoneFixed in: 4.0.0-beta7

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-6494-v9fq-fgq2high

Keystone is vulnerable to CSV injection

Nov 16, 2017

References

github.com / keystonejs/keystone/pull/4478
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com / files/144755/KeystoneJS-4.0.0-beta.5-Unauthenticated-CSV-Injection.html
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exploit-db.com / exploits/43053
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry