GHSA-f8xq-q7px-wg8c
Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File in Gradio Flagging
Packages
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Impact
The `gradio` library has a flagging functionality which saves input/output data into a CSV file on the developer's computer. This can allow a user to save arbitrary text into the CSV file, such as commands. If a program like MS Excel opens such a file, then it automatically runs these commands, which could lead to arbitrary commands running on the user's computer.
### Patches
The problem has been patched as of `2.8.11`, which escapes the data saved to the csv with single quotes.
### Workarounds
If you are using an older version of `gradio`, don't open csv files generated by `gradio` with Excel or similar spreadsheet programs.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio/security/advisories/GHSA-f8xq-q7px-wg8c
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24770
- https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio/pull/817
- https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio/commit/80fea89117358ee105973453fdc402398ae20239
- https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/gradio/PYSEC-2022-229.yaml