CVE-2020-36962 - CVE House
Back to Database
Status published Medium CVE-2020-36962

Tendenci 12.3.1 - CSV/ Formula Injection

Vulnerability Description

Tendenci 12.3.1 contains a CSV formula injection vulnerability in the contact form message field that allows attackers to inject malicious formulas during export. Attackers can submit crafted payloads like '=10+20+cmd|' /C calc'!A0' in the message field to trigger arbitrary command execution when the CSV is opened in spreadsheet applications.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

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

THREAT MONITOR

Am I Vulnerable?

Launch our assessment wizard to check if your infrastructure is exposed to • CVE-2020-36962

Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Mufaddal Masalawala

References

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Tendenci
Vulnerable Versions:
12.3.1

Timeline

Official Publish: January 28th, 2026
Last Modified: March 5th, 2026
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-1236

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.