CVE-2022-3463

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—

9.8

The Contact Form Plugin WordPress plugin before 4.3.13 does not validate and escape fields when exporting form entries as CSV, leading to a CSV injection

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(medium)
EPSS: 80.5%
KEV: Not listed

Published

November 7, 2022

Last Modified

May 1, 2025

References (2)

contact@wpscanhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e2a59481-db45-4b8e-b17a-447303469364
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e2a59481-db45-4b8e-b17a-447303469364

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-1236Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 11× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-3463?

CVE-2022-3463 is a critical vulnerability published on November 7, 2022. The Contact Form Plugin WordPress plugin before 4.3.13 does not validate and escape fields when exporting form entries as CSV, leading to a CSV injection

When was CVE-2022-3463 disclosed?

CVE-2022-3463 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 7, 2022, with the most recent update on May 1, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2022-3463 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-3463 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 80.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-3463?

CVE-2022-3463 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2022-3463?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-3463, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2022-3463

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