IBM Guardium CSV Injection Vulnerability (v11.3-11.5)
CVE-2023-42004 Published on November 28, 2023
IBM Security Guardium CSV injection
IBM Security Guardium 11.3, 11.4, and 11.5 is potentially vulnerable to CSV injection. A remote attacker could execute malicious commands due to improper validation of csv file contents. IBM X-Force ID: 265262.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-42004 is exploitable with network access, requires user interaction and a small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a CSV Injection Vulnerability?
The software saves user-provided information into a Comma-Separated Value (CSV) file, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could be interpreted as a command when the file is opened by spreadsheet software. User-provided data is often saved to traditional databases. This data can be exported to a CSV file, which allows users to read the data using spreadsheet software such as Excel, Numbers, or Calc. This software interprets entries beginning with '=' as formulas, which are then executed by the spreadsheet software. The software's formula language often allows methods to access hyperlinks or the local command line, and frequently allows enough characters to invoke an entire script. Attackers can populate data fields which, when saved to a CSV file, may attempt information exfiltration or other malicious activity when automatically executed by the spreadsheet software.
CVE-2023-42004 has been classified to as a CSV Injection vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-42004
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Affected Versions
IBM Security Guardium Version 11.3, 11.4, 11.5 is affected by CVE-2023-42004Exploit Probability
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