CVE-2023-53929

MEDIUM EPSS 35.4%
Published Dec 17, 20256mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
6.2 CVSS 4.0
Medium
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Published Dec 17, 2025 6mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
6.2
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
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
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction A
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
35.4% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-1236

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
phpmyfaqphpmyfaq3.1.12any

References 3

  • exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51399
    ExploitThird Party Advisory
  • phpmyfaq.de https://www.phpmyfaq.de/
    Product
  • vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-csv-injection-via-user-profile-export
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.