CVE-2019-17661 is a CSV injection vulnerability in the Admin Columns plugin 3.4.6 for WordPress. An attacker can embed malicious formula code in a user's name, which, when exported and opened in spreadsheet software like Excel, can lead to remote code execution on the victim's machine. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) has a low attack complexity and can result in full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.4.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:admincolumns:admin_columns:3.4.6:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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