CVE-2023-53929
phpMyFAQ 3.1.12 CSV Injection via User Profile Export
MEDIUM 6.2EPSS 0.5%
phpMyFAQ 3.1.12 contains a CSV injection vulnerability that allows authenticated users to inject malicious formulas into their profile names. Attackers can modify their user profile name with a payload like 'calc|a!z|' to trigger code execution when an administrator exports user data as a CSV file.
- Affected
- Phpmyfaq · phpMyFAQ
- CVSS v4.0 VULNCHECK
- 6.2 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS v4.0 GitHub
- 6.2 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N - CVSS v3.1 NVD
- 8.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS v3.1 VULNCHECK
- 8.8 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS
- 0.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 44th percentile
- Published
- 2025-12-17
- Updated
- 2026-04-07
Proof-of-concept exploits (1)
Security advisories
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-csv-injection-via-user-profile-export
- advisories/GHSA-x2v3-9p22-w3x6
- https://www.phpmyfaq.de