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CVE-2021-47901

CRITICAL Exploitation: PoC
9.8
CVSS 3.1
Description
Dirsearch 0.4.1 contains a CSV injection vulnerability when using the --csv-report flag that allows attackers to inject formulas through redirected endpoints. Attackers can craft malicious server redirects with comma-separated paths containing Excel formulas to manipulate the generated CSV report.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2021-47901
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Reserved
2026-01-18 12:35 UTC
Published
2026-01-27 15:23 UTC
Last updated
2026-01-27 16:12 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-1236
Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File
Vendor / Product
maurosoria / dirsearch
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

9.8 CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC — CISA Coordinator
Exploitation
PoC
Automatable
yes
Tech. Impact
total
Affected products (1)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
maurosoria dirsearch — 0.4.1
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-1236 cna Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File
CVSS scores (2)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
9.8 CRITICAL 3.1 cna CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
5.1 MEDIUM 4.0 cna CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N
References (3)
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