CVE-2019-17661

8.8
HIGHCVSS v3.1 Base Score
2.39%
LOW RiskEPSS (83rd percentile)

A CSV injection in the codepress-admin-columns (aka Admin Columns) plugin 3.4.6 for WordPress allows malicious users to gain remote control of other computers. By choosing formula code as his first or last name, an attacker can create a user with a name that contains malicious code. Other users might download this data as a CSV file and corrupt their PC by opening it in a tool such as Microsoft Excel. The attacker could gain remote access to the user's PC.

Published: 11/8/2019
Modified: 6/17/2026
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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v3 Score

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2 Score

9

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

2.39%LOW Exploitation Risk
83rd percentile

This vulnerability has a 2.39% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 83% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

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