CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-53929

Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File

Published: Dec 17, 2025 | Modified: Dec 31, 2025
CVSS 3.x
8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

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.

Weakness

The product saves user-provided information into a Comma-Separated Value (CSV) file, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could be interpreted as a command when the file is opened by a spreadsheet product.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq 3.1.12 (including) 3.1.12 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References