CVE-2023-5424 (GCVE-0-2023-5424)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-06-07 09:33
Modified
2026-04-08 16:46
Severity ?
4.7 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-1236 - Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File
Summary
The WS Form LITE plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to CSV Injection in versions up to, and including, 1.9.217. This allows unauthenticated attackers to embed untrusted input into exported CSV files, which can result in code execution when these files are downloaded and opened on a local system with a vulnerable configuration.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
westguard WS Form LITE – Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder Version: 0   ≤ 1.9.217
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