CVE-2021-40848
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: November 3, 2021 at 10:11 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:07 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMahara
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1.0%
Description
In Mahara before 20.04.5, 20.10.3, 21.04.2, and 21.10.0, exported CSV files could contain characters that a spreadsheet program could interpret as a command, leading to execution of a malicious string locally on a device, aka CSV injection.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Affected range stops below 20.04.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 20.10.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 21.04.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1930471x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://mahara.org/interaction/forum/topic.php?id=8950CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-1236
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