CVE-2017-15879 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

CSV Injection (aka Excel Macro Injection or Formula Injection) exists in admin/server/api/download.js and lib/list/getCSVData.js in KeystoneJS before 4.0.0-beta.7 via a value that is mishandled in a CSV export.

Published: 2017-10-24

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: 9.8% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:keystonejs:keystone:*:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-0343	CSV Injection (aka Excel Macro Injection or Formula Injection) exists in admin/server/api/download.js and lib/list/getCSVData.js in KeystoneJS before 4.0.0-beta.7 via a value that is mishandled in a CSV export.
Github GHSA	GHSA-6494-v9fq-fgq2	Keystone is vulnerable to CSV injection

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.09815.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/pull/4478
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144755/KeystoneJS-4.0.0-beta.5-Unauthenticated-CSV-Injection.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43053/

History

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Subscriptions

Keystonejs Keystone

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-10-24T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T20:04:50.388Z

Reserved: 2017-10-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-15879

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-10-24T21:29:00.547

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-15879

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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