CVE-2018-20752

Published Feb 4, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 3.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in Recon-ng before 4.9.5. Lack of validation in the modules/reporting/csv.py file allows CSV injection. More specifically, when a Twitter user possesses an Excel macro for a username, it will not be properly sanitized when exported to a CSV file. This can result in remote code execution for the attacker.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-13295 An issue was discovered in Recon-ng before 4.9.5. Lack of validation in the modules/reporting/csv.py file allows CSV injection. More specifically, when a Twitter user possesses an Excel macro for a username, it will not be properly sanitized when exported to a CSV file. This can result in remote code execution for the attacker.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 12:12 PM
Reserved
Feb 4, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 4, 2019, 9:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:53 AM