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Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File in html-2-csv

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Nov 30, 2021 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Aug 31, 2023

Package

pip html-to-csv (pip)

Affected versions

<= 0.1.3

Patched versions

None

Description

This affects all versions of package html-to-csv. When there is a formula embedded in a HTML page, it gets accepted without any validation and the same would be pushed while converting it into a CSV file. Through this a malicious actor can embed or generate a malicious link or execute commands via CSV files.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Nov 26, 2021
Reviewed Nov 29, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Nov 30, 2021
Last updated Aug 31, 2023

Severity

Moderate
5.6
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2021-23654

GHSA ID

GHSA-fwf6-rw69-hhj4

Source code

Credits

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