CVE-2023-53929 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2023-53929

phpMyFAQ 3.1.12 CSV Injection via User Profile Export

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Mirabbas Ağalarov

References

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

phpMyFAQ
Vulnerable Versions:
3.1.12

Timeline

Official Publish: December 17th, 2025
Last Modified: April 7th, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-1236

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.