Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File Affecting activeadmin package, versions <3.2.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.06% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RUBY-ACTIVEADMIN-6139192
  • published 24 Dec 2023
  • disclosed 24 Dec 2023
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade activeadmin to version 3.2.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File in csv_builder.rb. An attacker can inject malicious formulas into CSV exports by submitting crafted input to the CSV export feature.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
9.1 critical
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    None
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NVD

9.8 critical