CVE-2021-23654: Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File

November 30, 2021 (updated December 1, 2021)

This affects all versions of package html-to-csv. When there is a formula embedded in a HTML page, it gets accepted without any validation and the same would be pushed while converting it into a CSV file. Through this a malicious actor can embed or generate a malicious link or execute commands via CSV files.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-fwf6-rw69-hhj4
github.com/hanwentao/html2csv/blob/master/html2csv/converter.py
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23654
snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-HTMLTOCSV-1582784

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