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high 8.0

CVE-2022-38844 json

CSV Injection in Create Contacts in EspoCRM 7.1.8 allows remote authenticated users to run system commands via creating contacts with paylo…

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also BIT-espocrm-2022-38844 , EUVD-2022-41403

cvss
8.0
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.4%
EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 72%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

CSV Injection in Create Contacts in EspoCRM 7.1.8 allows remote authenticated users to run system commands via creating contacts with payloads capable of executing system commands. Admin user exporting contacts in CSV file may end up executing the malicious system commands on his system.

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Exploit prediction

1.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • medium.com https://medium.com/cybersecurity-valuelabs/espocrm-7-1-8-is-vulnerable-to-csv-injection-4c07494e2a76 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
OSV 3.1 8.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
bitnami espocrm
>=7.1.8, <=7.1.8
 no fix listed

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-1236 Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File

References

Sources

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