CVE-2019-17661 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2019-17661

A CSV injection in the codepress-admin-columns (aka Admin Columns) plugin...

Vulnerability Description

A CSV injection in the codepress-admin-columns (aka Admin Columns) plugin 3.4.6 for WordPress allows malicious users to gain remote control of other computers. By choosing formula code as his first or last name, an attacker can create a user with a name that contains malicious code. Other users might download this data as a CSV file and corrupt their PC by opening it in a tool such as Microsoft Excel. The attacker could gain remote access to the user's PC.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

Affected Vendor

admincolumns

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Affected Software

admin columns
Vulnerable Versions:
3.4.6

Timeline

Official Publish: November 8th, 2019
Last Modified: October 15th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.