CVE-2020-36962

MEDIUM EPSS 95.3%
Published Jan 28, 20265mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.3 CVSS 4.0
Medium
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Published Jan 28, 2026 5mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

Tendenci 12.3.1 contains a CSV formula injection vulnerability in the contact form message field that allows attackers to inject malicious formulas during export. Attackers can submit crafted payloads like '=10+20+cmd|' /C calc'!A0' in the message field to trigger arbitrary command execution when the CSV is opened in spreadsheet applications.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.3
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction P
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
95.3% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-1236

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
tendencitendenci12.3.1any

References 4

  • github.com https://github.com/tendenci/tendenci
    Product
  • exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49145
    ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
  • tendenci.com https://www.tendenci.com/
    Product
  • vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/tendenci-csv-formula-injection
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.