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Data Exfiltration via Formula Injection #Part1

Spreadsheet formulas planted in imported CSV data run when the sheet is opened, and built-in functions that fetch remote resources carry data out of band. In Google Sheets IMPORTXML and friends exfiltrate other users' form responses; in LibreOffice on Linux, file:// cell references plus WEBSERVICE read local files and leak them over HTTP or DNS.

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Ajay and Balaji
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NotSoSecure
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Injection

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