# CVE-2023-53913: Rukovoditel 3.3.1 CSV Injection via User Account Export

> Authenticated users can inject malicious formulas into user fields, leading to code execution when administrators export data to CSV.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.2 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Dec 2025
- **Updated:** 7 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rcqj-85jm-wmw8

## What is CVE-2023-53913?

CVE-2023-53913 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Rukovoditel Rukovoditel, published on 17 Dec 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Rukovoditel 3.3.1 contains a CSV injection vulnerability that allows authenticated users to inject malicious formulas into the firstname field. Attackers can craft payloads like =calc|a!z| to trigger code execution when an admin exports customer data as a CSV file.

Weakness: CWE-1236 (Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-53913?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rukovoditel Rukovoditel.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-53913?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-53913 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-53913 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-53913 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Rukovoditel Rukovoditel

- [CVE-2022-48175](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48175/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-44945](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44945/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-43168](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43168/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-11817](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11817/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-11812](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11812/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-53913 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-53913 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Rukovoditel Rukovoditel, published on 17 Dec 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-53913 exists.

Affected product: Rukovoditel Rukovoditel. 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-2023-53913/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53913/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53913
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53913
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-53913

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53913/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.