Vulnerability Report

CVE-2017-15879

Title: Keystonejs Keystone Improper Input Validation

Input Validation Error

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2017-15879

CWE Category CWE-20

Published Date Oct 24, 2017

Modified Date Jun 17, 2026

Exploit Status Available

Score 8.8 CVSS v3.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

7.22%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2017-15879: CSV Injection (aka Excel Macro Injection or Formula Injection) exists in admin/server/api/download.js and lib/list/getCSVData.js in KeystoneJS before 4.0.0-beta.7 via a value that is mishandled in a CSV export.

Impacted Vendors

openstack 1

keystonejs 1

keystone-engine 1

Reference Links

https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/pull/4478 https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144755/KeystoneJS-4.0.0-beta.5-Unauthenticated-CSV-Injection.html https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43053/ https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/pull/4478 https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144755/KeystoneJS-4.0.0-beta.5-Unauthenticated-CSV-Injection.html https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43053/

CVSS v3.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity HIGH

8.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Complexity

LOW

Privileges

N/A

Interaction

REQUIRED

Confidentiality

N/A

Integrity

N/A

Availability

N/A

Scope

UNCHANGED

RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity MEDIUM

6.8

Access Vector

N/A

Authentication

N/A

RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns