CVE-2018-16651 Other in n/a
High 7.2
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-16651 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2018-16651 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq, published on 7 Sep 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16651 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16651/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16651/index.md)
An attacker can inject malicious formulas into CSV reports in phpMyFAQ, potentially leading to code execution when the report is opened in spreadsheet software.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-16651?
CVE-2018-16651 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq, published on 7 Sep 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The admin backend in phpMyFAQ before 2.9.11 allows CSV injection in reports.
Weakness: CWE-1236
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16651?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq.
How do I fix CVE-2018-16651?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-16651 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-16651 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16651 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2023-0310 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in thorsten/phpmyfaq
- CVE-2022-4407 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in thorsten/phpmyfaq
- CVE-2017-11187 Security feature bypass in n/a
- CVE-2026-76213 phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 2FA Brute-Force via Session-Scoped Throttle
- CVE-2026-76214 phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 WebAuthn Replay Attack via Challenge
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hf85-qccf-2w3h.