{"id":"CVE-2022-39217","aliases":["EUVD-2022-6716","GHSA-634p-93h9-92vh"],"status":"published","title":"Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File in ghas-to-csv","description":"some-natalie/ghas-to-csv (GitHub Advanced Security to CSV) is a GitHub action which scrapes the GitHub Advanced Security API and shoves it into a CSV. In affected versions this GitHub Action creates a CSV file without sanitizing the output of the APIs. If an alert is dismissed or any other custom field contains executable code / formulas, it might be run when an endpoint opens that CSV file in a spreadsheet program. This issue has been addressed in version `v1`. Users are advised to use `v1` or later. There are no known workarounds for this issue.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":5.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.00603,"percentile":0.49199,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-1236","CWE-74"],"published":"2022-09-16T22:06:55Z","modified":"2026-11-11T02:45:52Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"GitHub Actions","package":"some-natalie/ghas-to-csv","fixed_in":["1"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"GitHub Actions","package":"some-natalie/ghas-to-csv","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"GitHub Actions","package":"some-natalie/ghas-to-csv","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"ghas-to-csv_project","product":"ghas-to-csv"},{"vendor":"some-natalie","product":"ghas-to-csv"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/some-natalie/ghas-to-csv/security/advisories/GHSA-634p-93h9-92vh","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Patch","Third Party Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/some-natalie/ghas-to-csv/commit/d0b521928fa734513b5cd9c7d9d8e09db50e884a","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","Third Party Advisory","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/some-natalie/ghas-to-csv/issues/19","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/some-natalie/ghas-to-csv/pull/20","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-39217","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-634p-93h9-92vh"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/39xxx/CVE-2022-39217.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/some-natalie/ghas-to-csv","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2022-39217","title":"Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File in ghas-to-csv","description":"some-natalie/ghas-to-csv (GitHub Advanced Security to CSV) is a GitHub action which scrapes the GitHub Advanced Security API and shoves it into a CSV. In affected versions this GitHub Action creates a CSV file without sanitizing the output of the APIs. If an alert is dismissed or any other custom field contains executable code / formulas, it might be run when an endpoint opens that CSV file in a spreadsheet program. This issue has been addressed in version `v1`. Users are advised to use `v1` or later. There are no known workarounds for this issue.","status":"published","published":"2022-09-16T23:20:10Z","modified":"2025-04-23T16:58:22.771Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-74"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:34:39.559326Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2022-6716","description":"some-natalie/ghas-to-csv (GitHub Advanced Security to CSV) is a GitHub action which scrapes the GitHub Advanced Security API and shoves it into a CSV. In affected versions this GitHub Action creates a CSV file without sanitizing the output of the APIs. If an alert is dismissed or any other custom field contains executable code / formulas, it might be run when an endpoint opens that CSV file in a spreadsheet program. This issue has been addressed in version `v1`. Users are advised to use `v1` or later. There are no known workarounds for this issue.","status":"published","published":"2022-09-16T23:20:10Z","modified":"2025-04-23T16:58:22Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T20:52:11.440801Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-634p-93h9-92vh","title":"ghas-to-csv vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File","description":"### Impact\n\nThis GitHub Action creates a CSV file without sanitizing the output of the APIs.  If an alert is dismissed or any other custom field contains executable code / formulas, it might be run when an endpoint opens that CSV file in a spreadsheet program.  The data flow looks like this 👇🏻 \n\n```mermaid\ngraph TD\n    A(Repository) --\u003e|developer dismissal, other data input| B(GitHub Advanced Security data)\n    B --\u003e|ghas-to-csv| C(CSV file)\n    C --\u003e|spreadsheet program| D(endpoint executes potentially malicious code)\n```\n\n### Patches\n\nPlease use version `v1` or later.  That tag moves from using `csv` to `defusedcsv` to mitigate this problem.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nThere is no workaround.  Please upgrade to using the latest tag, `v1` (or later).\n\n### References\n\n* CWE-1236 information from [MITRE](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/1236.html)\n* CSV injection information from [OWASP](https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/CSV_Injection)\n* CodeQL query for CWE-1236 in Python [here](https://github.com/github/codeql/tree/main/python/ql/src/experimental/Security/CWE-1236)\n* PyPI site for `defusedcsv` [here](https://pypi.org/project/defusedcsv/)\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n\n* Open an issue in this repository [here](https://github.com/some-natalie/ghas-to-csv/issues)\n","status":"published","published":"2022-09-16T22:06:55Z","modified":"2023-01-28T05:03:01Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-74","CWE-1236"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:36:23.433782Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2022-39217","description":"some-natalie/ghas-to-csv (GitHub Advanced Security to CSV) is a GitHub action which scrapes the GitHub Advanced Security API and shoves it into a CSV. In affected versions this GitHub Action creates a CSV file without sanitizing the output of the APIs. If an alert is dismissed or any other custom field contains executable code / formulas, it might be run when an endpoint opens that CSV file in a spreadsheet program. This issue has been addressed in version `v1`. Users are advised to use `v1` or later. There are no known workarounds for this issue.","status":"published","published":"2022-09-17T00:15:10.017Z","modified":"2026-06-17T04:57:56.183Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-74"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:07:28.118799Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2022-39217","title":"Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File in ghas-to-csv","description":"some-natalie/ghas-to-csv (GitHub Advanced Security to CSV) is a GitHub action which scrapes the GitHub Advanced Security API and shoves it into a CSV. In affected versions this GitHub Action creates a CSV file without sanitizing the output of the APIs. If an alert is dismissed or any other custom field contains executable code / formulas, it might be run when an endpoint opens that CSV file in a spreadsheet program. This issue has been addressed in version `v1`. Users are advised to use `v1` or later. There are no known workarounds for this issue.","status":"published","published":"2022-09-16T23:20:10Z","modified":"2026-11-11T02:45:52.814008321Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-74"],"updated_at":"2026-11-11T02:50:43.46164Z"},{"id":"GHSA-634p-93h9-92vh","title":"ghas-to-csv vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File","description":"### Impact\n\nThis GitHub Action creates a CSV file without sanitizing the output of the APIs.  If an alert is dismissed or any other custom field contains executable code / formulas, it might be run when an endpoint opens that CSV file in a spreadsheet program.  The data flow looks like this 👇🏻 \n\n```mermaid\ngraph TD\n    A(Repository) --\u003e|developer dismissal, other data input| B(GitHub Advanced Security data)\n    B --\u003e|ghas-to-csv| C(CSV file)\n    C --\u003e|spreadsheet program| D(endpoint executes potentially malicious code)\n```\n\n### Patches\n\nPlease use version `v1` or later.  That tag moves from using `csv` to `defusedcsv` to mitigate this problem.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nThere is no workaround.  Please upgrade to using the latest tag, `v1` (or later).\n\n### References\n\n* CWE-1236 information from [MITRE](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/1236.html)\n* CSV injection information from [OWASP](https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/CSV_Injection)\n* CodeQL query for CWE-1236 in Python [here](https://github.com/github/codeql/tree/main/python/ql/src/experimental/Security/CWE-1236)\n* PyPI site for `defusedcsv` [here](https://pypi.org/project/defusedcsv/)\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n\n* Open an issue in this repository [here](https://github.com/some-natalie/ghas-to-csv/issues)\n","status":"published","published":"2022-09-16T22:06:55Z","modified":"2023-11-08T04:10:15.184522Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-1236","CWE-74"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:38.911014Z"}]}}