phpMyFAQ 3.1.12 CSV Injection via User Profile Export

Advisories

severity: medium
date: December 17, 2025
Affecting: phpMyFAQ 3.1.12
CVE: CVE-2023-53929
CWE: CWE-1236 Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File
CVSS: 6.2
CVSS V4 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
References: ExploitDB-51399
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Credit: Mirabbas Ağalarov
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.