SB2020011004 - CSV Injection in TablePress plugin for WordPress

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.

1) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-20180)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to inject arbitrary code into CSV files.

The vulnerability exists in the "tablepress[data]" parameter due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data when constructing CSV files. A remote administrator can inject malicious data into the contact form fields that is used later by the plugin to generate CSV files. Such files can be opened with Microsoft Excel built-in functions and utilize its functionality to execute malicious macros.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://medium.com/@Pablo0xSantiago/cve-2019-20180-tablepress-version-1-9-2-csv-injection-65309fcc8be8
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10016