Description
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.
Published: 2025-12-17
Score: 6.2 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-x2v3-9p22-w3x6 phpMyFAQ contains a CSV injection vulnerability
History

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq:3.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq
Vendors & Products Phpmyfaq
Phpmyfaq phpmyfaq

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 23:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title phpMyFAQ 3.1.12 CSV Injection via User Profile Export
Weaknesses CWE-1236
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.2, 'vector': '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'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-07T14:07:50.283Z

Reserved: 2025-12-16T19:22:09.996Z

Link: CVE-2023-53929

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-12-18T14:48:07.024Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-12-17T23:15:52.343

Modified: 2025-12-31T18:45:39.697

Link: CVE-2023-53929

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-12-18T09:55:55Z

Weaknesses