Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2020-22276 reports CSV injection in weForms WordPress Plugin 1.4.7 through a form entry. The business risk is mainly to staff who export submissions and open them in spreadsheet software, where malicious cell content could trigger unsafe spreadsheet behavior.
Executive priority
Track and remediate where weForms 1.4.7 is used with CSV export workflows. Prioritize sites handling public submissions or sensitive operational data.
Technical view
The CVE description states that a form entry in weForms 1.4.7 can be used for CSV injection. No CVSS score, CWE, vendor fix, or detailed affected-version range is provided in the supplied sources, so technical scope and remediation specifics remain incomplete.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to WordPress sites running weForms 1.4.7 that collect untrusted form submissions and export those entries to CSV for spreadsheet review.
Exploitation context
The supplied bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or other evidence of active exploitation. The public description is sparse and does not confirm exploit prevalence, prerequisites, or impact beyond CSV injection.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE statement and references. Avoid assuming broader versions, a patch level, or active exploitation without vendor documentation or independently verified advisory detail.
Mitigation direction
- Check official weForms or vendor guidance for fixed versions or export hardening.
- Treat exported form CSV files as untrusted documents.
- Restrict CSV export access to trusted administrators only.
- Open exported CSVs in protected spreadsheet environments when possible.
Validation and detection
- Inventory WordPress sites for weForms plugin version 1.4.7.
- Confirm whether untrusted users can submit forms.
- Identify workflows that export form entries to CSV.
- Review vendor advisories before deciding upgrade or compensating controls.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.
ATT&CK lookup starting points
Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.
CVE-2020-22276 mapping review
Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.
Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.
CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://filebin.net/khncr59vyfztn6wjCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://cert.ikiu.ac.ir/public-files/news/document/CVE-99/CVE-2020-22276.pdfCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.
