CVE-2022-3393

Post to CSV by BestWebSoft <= 1.4.0 - Author+ CSV Injection

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Published Oct 25, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Post to CSV by BestWebSoft WordPress plugin through 1.4.0 does not properly escape fields when exporting data as CSV, leading to a CSV injection

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

Post to CSV by BestWebSoft

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.4.0`	affected	≤ 1.4.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:bestwebsoft:post_to_csv:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-42770	The Post to CSV by BestWebSoft WordPress plugin through 1.4.0 does not properly escape fields when exporting data as CSV, leading to a CSV injection

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.9% (1.907% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/689b4c42-c516-4c57-8ec7-3a6f12a3594e

History

Jul 11, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.02537}`	epss `{'score': 0.03284}`

May 7, 2025 2:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Bestwebsoft Post To Csv

Weaknesses

CWE-1236

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 7, 2025, 1:55 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Oct 25, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: May 7, 2025, 1:55 PM
Reserved: Oct 3, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:07 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:07 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:59 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 25, 2022, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:59 AM

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