CVE-2017-15879

HIGH

KeystoneJS < 4.0.0-beta.7 - CSV Injection via CSV Export

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-15879. PoCs published by Ishaq Mohammed.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a CSV injection vulnerability in KeystoneJS before 4.0.0-beta.7, where a malicious payload in the Name field triggers command execution when the CSV is opened in Excel.

Description

CSV Injection (aka Excel Macro Injection or Formula Injection) exists in admin/server/api/download.js and lib/list/getCSVData.js in KeystoneJS before 4.0.0-beta.7 via a value that is mishandled in a CSV export.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Ishaq Mohammed · textwebappsnodejs
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43053

This exploit demonstrates a CSV injection vulnerability in KeystoneJS before 4.0.0-beta.7, where a malicious payload in the Name field triggers command execution when the CSV is opened in Excel.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: KeystoneJS < 4.0.0-beta.7
Auth required
Prerequisites: Access to the Contact Us page · Admin credentials to download the CSV
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/pull/4478
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43053/

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0982
EPSS Percentile 93.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (2)
keystonejs/keystone < 4.0.0
npm/keystone 0 - 4.0.0-beta7npm
Published Oct 24, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026