CVE-2023-53929

HIGH 8.8

phpMyFAQ 3.1.12 CSV Injection via User Profile Export

CVSS Score

8.8

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

CWE	CWE-1236
Vendor	phpmyfaq
Product	phpmyfaq
Published	Dec 17, 2025
Last Updated	Apr 7, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Affected Versions

Phpmyfaq / phpMyFAQ

3.1.12

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

exploit-db.com: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51399 phpmyfaq.de: https://www.phpmyfaq.de/ vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phpmyfaq-csv-injection-via-user-profile-export

Credits

Mirabbas Ağalarov