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Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File

CVE-2023-50448

Medium
6.5/10

Summary

In ActiveAdmin (aka Active Admin) prior to 2.12.0, a concurrency issue allows a malicious actor to access potentially private data (that belongs to another user) by making CSV export requests at certain specific times.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-1236 - Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File

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.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published