CVE-2018-20752
An issue was discovered in Recon-ng before 4.9.5. Lack of validation in the modules/reporting/csv...
An issue was discovered in Recon-ng before 4.9.5. Lack of validation in the modules/reporting/csv.py file allows CSV injection. More specifically, when a Twitter user possesses an Excel macro for a username, it will not be properly sanitized when exported to a CSV file. This can result in remote code execution for the attacker.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in Recon-ng before 4.9.5. Lack of validation in the modules/reporting/csv.py file allows CSV injection. More specifically, when a Twitter user possesses an Excel macro for a username, it will not be properly sanitized when exported to a CSV file. This can result in remote code execution for the attacker.
- Record
CVE-2018-20752- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-1236
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in Recon-ng before 4.9.5. Lack of validation in the modules/reporting/csv.py file allows CSV injection. More specifically, when a Twitter user possesses an Excel macro for a username, it will not be properly sanitized when exported to a CSV file. This can result in remote code execution for the attacker.
- Record
CVE-2018-20752- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-13295 No score
An issue was discovered in Recon-ng before 4.9.5. Lack of validation in the modules/reporting/csv.py file allows CSV injection. More specifically, when a Twitter user possesses an Excel macro for a username, it will not be properly sanitized when exported to a CSV file. This can result in remote code execution for the attacker.
- Record
EUVD-2018-13295- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rc4w-3h9q-6xf9
An issue was discovered in Recon-ng before 4.9.5. Lack of validation in the modules/reporting/csv...
An issue was discovered in Recon-ng before 4.9.5. Lack of validation in the modules/reporting/csv.py file allows CSV injection. More specifically, when a Twitter user possesses an Excel macro for a username, it will not be properly sanitized when exported to a CSV file. This can result in remote code execution for the attacker.
- Record
GHSA-rc4w-3h9q-6xf9- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1236
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue was discovered in Recon-ng before 4.9.5. Lack of validation in the modules/reporting/csv.py file allows CSV injection. More specifically, when a Twitter user possesses an Excel macro for a username, it will not be properly sanitized when exported to a CSV file. This can result in remote code execution for the attacker.
- Record
CVE-2018-20752- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-20752
An issue was discovered in Recon-ng before 4.9.5. Lack of validation in the modules/reporting/csv.py file allows CSV injection. More specifically, when a Twitter user possesses an Excel macro for a username, it will not be properly sanitized when exported to a CSV file. This can result in remote code execution for the attacker.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-20752- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-20752
An issue was discovered in Recon-ng before 4.9.5. Lack of validation in the modules/reporting/csv.py file allows CSV injection. More specifically, when a Twitter user possesses an Excel macro for a username, it will not be properly sanitized when exported to a CSV file. This can result in remote code execution for the attacker.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-20752- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
recon-ngDebian:12 |
before 4.9.5-1 | 4.9.5-1 |
recon-ngDebian:13 |
before 4.9.5-1 | 4.9.5-1 |
recon-ngDebian:14 |
before 4.9.5-1 | 4.9.5-1 |
recon-ngUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.9.2-1 |
None known |
recon-ngUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.0.0-15.0.1-1 |
None known |
recon-ngUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.1.1-35.1.2-1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-20752 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Recon-ng Project Recon-ng, published February 4, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.43%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in recon-ng 4.9.5-1.
References
bitbucket.org/LaNMaSteR53/recon-ng/issues/285/csv-injection-vulnerability-identified-in
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20752
github.com/advisories/GHSA-rc4w-3h9q-6xf9
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-20752
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-20752
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20752