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Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')

CVE-2016-1000222

High
7.5/10

Summary

Logstash prior to version 2.1.2, the CSV output can be attacked via engineered input that will create malicious formulas in the CSV data.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
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CWE-88 - Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')

The software constructs a string for a command to executed by a separate component in another control sphere, but it does not properly delimit the intended arguments, options, or switches within that command string.

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