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Vulnerability · CVE-2023-53929

phpMyFAQ 3.1.12 contains a CSV injection vulnerability that allows authenticated users to inject malicious formulas into their profile names.

Published Dec 17, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 7, 2026 · Phpmyfaq phpMyFAQ

Last checked Nov 2, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-53929. EPSS is 0.54%. Act only if a listed version of Phpmyfaq phpMyFAQ is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium6.2
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.54%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor Phpmyfaq phpMyFAQ 3.1.12

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor Phpmyfaq phpMyFAQ 3.1.123.1.12

How to fix CVE-2023-53929

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-53929. EPSS is 0.54%. Act only if a listed version of Phpmyfaq phpMyFAQ is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Phpmyfaq phpMyFAQ 3.1.12 3.1.12. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.54%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 17, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Apr 7, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-53929

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-53929

    30-day exploitation probability 0.54%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2023-60202

    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

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 2, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 2, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 30, 2026
  • EUVDOct 30, 2026