CVE-2022-0142 (GCVE-0-2022-0142)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-04-12 11:15 – Updated: 2024-08-02 23:18
VLAI Previdian
Title
Visual Form Builder < 3.0.6 - CSV Injection
Summary
The Visual Form Builder WordPress plugin before 3.0.8 is vulnerable to CSV injection allowing a user with low level or no privileges to inject a command that will be included in the exported CSV file, leading to possible code execution.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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
Unknown Visual Form Builder Affected: 3.0.8 , < 3.0.8 (custom)
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Credits
Vishnupriya Ilango of Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: c20ee3fa-fff0-4f8e-903a-ebf27439a4de

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2022-0142

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2022-04-12 13:15 CEST

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2022-04-12
Asserted: 2022-04-12
Scope
Notes: Visual Form Builder < 3.0.6 - CSV Injection | Affected: Visual Form Builder / Visual Form Builder | CVSS: 9.8 (CRITICAL) | EPSS: 0.02872 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: previdian

Details
Feed Previdian (previdian.com)
Title Visual Form Builder < 3.0.6 - CSV Injection
Cve Id CVE-2022-0142
Vendor Visual Form Builder
Ghsa Id GHSA-G4V7-HFRX-HQF3
Product Visual Form Builder
Added Date 2022-04-12T11:15:23.000Z
Cvss Score 9.8
Epss Score 0.02872
Previous Ids
Cvss Severity CRITICAL
Virtual Patch False
Cvss Estimated False
Epss Percentile 0.86321
Used In Malware unknown
Vulnerability Id CVE-2022-0142
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-10-02 09:11 CEST | Updated: 2026-10-02 09:11 CEST
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