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CVE-2020-36503 (GCVE-0-2020-36503)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-01 08:45 – Updated: 2024-08-04 17:30
VLAI
Title
Connections Business Directory < 9.7 - Admin+ CSV Injection
Summary
The Connections Business Directory WordPress plugin before 9.7 does not validate or sanitise some connections' fields, which could lead to a CSV injection issue
Severity
8.0 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-1236 - Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown Connections Business Directory Affected: 9.7 , < 9.7 (custom)
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Credits
Rudra Sarkar
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