GHSA-29w6-c52g-m8jc
C5 Firefly III CSV Injection.
Summary
CSV injection is a vulnerability where untrusted user input in CSV files can lead to unauthorized access or data manipulation. In my subsequent testing of the application.
Details
I discovered that there is an option to "Export Data" from the web app to your personal computer, which exports a "csv" file that can be opened with Excel software that supports macros.
P.S I discovered that the web application's is offering a demo-site that anyone may access to play with the web application. So, there's a chance that someone will export the data (CVS) from the demo site and execute it on their PC, giving the malicious actor a complete control over their machine. (if a user enters a malicious payload to the website).
PoC
You can check out my vulnerability report if you need more details/PoC with screenshots: (removed by JC5)
Impact
An attacker can exploit this by entering a specially crafted payload to one of the fields, and when a user export the csv file using the "Export Data" function, the attacker can potentiality can RCE.
Addendum by JC5, the developer of Firefly III
There is zero impact on normal users, even on vulnerable versions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
What each source reports
GitHub Advisories Score used
C5 Firefly III CSV Injection.
Summary
CSV injection is a vulnerability where untrusted user input in CSV files can lead to unauthorized access or data manipulation. In my subsequent testing of the application.
Details
I discovered that there is an option to "Export Data" from the web app to your personal computer, which exports a "csv" file that can be opened with Excel software that supports macros.
P.S I discovered that the web application's is offering a demo-site that anyone may access to play with the web application. So, there's a chance that someone will export the data (CVS) from the demo site and execute it on their PC, giving the malicious actor a complete control over their machine. (if a user enters a malicious payload to the website).
PoC
You can check out my vulnerability report if you need more details/PoC with screenshots: (removed by JC5)
Impact
An attacker can exploit this by entering a specially crafted payload to one of the fields, and when a user export the csv file using the "Export Data" function, the attacker can potentiality can RCE.
Addendum by JC5, the developer of Firefly III
There is zero impact on normal users, even on vulnerable versions.
- Record
GHSA-29w6-c52g-m8jc- CVSS 3.1
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
C5 Firefly III CSV Injection.
Summary
CSV injection is a vulnerability where untrusted user input in CSV files can lead to unauthorized access or data manipulation. In my subsequent testing of the application.
Details
I discovered that there is an option to "Export Data" from the web app to your personal computer, which exports a "csv" file that can be opened with Excel software that supports macros.
P.S I discovered that the web application's is offering a demo-site that anyone may access to play with the web application. So, there's a chance that someone will export the data (CVS) from the demo site and execute it on their PC, giving the malicious actor a complete control over their machine. (if a user enters a malicious payload to the website).
PoC
You can check out my vulnerability report if you need more details/PoC with screenshots: (removed by JC5)
Impact
An attacker can exploit this by entering a specially crafted payload to one of the fields, and when a user export the csv file using the "Export Data" function, the attacker can potentiality can RCE.
Addendum by JC5, the developer of Firefly III
There is zero impact on normal users, even on vulnerable versions.
- Record
GHSA-29w6-c52g-m8jc- CVSS 3.1
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
grumpydictator/firefly-iiiPackagist | before 6.1.7 | 6.1.7 |
grumpydictator/firefly-iiiPackagist | before 6.1.7, plus listed versions 3.0.03.0.13.0.23.0.33.1 Show 45 moreShow less3.1.13.1.23.1.33.1.43.1.53.1.63.103.10.13.10.23.10.33.10.43.2.03.2.13.2.23.2.33.2.43.2.53.33.3.13.3.23.3.33.3.43.3.53.3.63.3.73.3.83.3.93.43.4.0.13.4.0.103.4.0.23.4.0.33.4.0.43.4.0.53.4.0.63.4.0.73.4.0.83.4.0.93.4.13.4.103.4.113.4.23.4.33.4.43.4.4.1 | 6.1.7 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | GitHub Advisories, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
GHSA-29w6-c52g-m8jc is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in grumpydictator/firefly-iii, published January 31, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. Fixed in grumpydictator/firefly-iii 6.1.7.
References
Left out here: 276 versions. The JSON record has them.