CVE-2018-9035 describes a critical CSV Injection vulnerability in the Contact Form 7 to Database Extension plugin, version 2.10.32, for WordPress. This flaw allows remote attackers to embed malicious spreadsheet formulas into CSV files generated from contact form submissions. With a CVSS score of 9.6, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-44367) exists, indicating public exploit code availability, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.10.32CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:contact-form-7-to-database-extension_project:contact-form-7-to-database-extension:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.8 Bluesky, 0.5 Mastodon, and 1.2 GitHub 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 records are not available for this CVE.