{"answers":{"affected":"4 open source packages ship an affected version, including phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq and thorsten/phpmyfaq. It affects 1 product.","exploited":"It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-53929 exists.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2023-53929 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2023-53929 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq, 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."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2023-53929 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2023-53929 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Phpmyfaq Phpmyfaq, 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.\nExploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-53929 exists.\n\nAffected packages and fixed versions:\n- phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq (Packagist): affected all versions up to 3.1.12; no fix listed\n- phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq (Packagist): affected all versions up to 3.1.12; no fix listed\n- thorsten/phpmyfaq (Packagist): affected all versions up to 3.1.12; no fix listed\n- thorsten/phpmyfaq (Packagist): affected all versions up to 3.1.12; no fix listed\n\nTask:\n1. 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.\n2. 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.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53929/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53929/index.md)","id":"CVE-2023-53929","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53929/index.md","name":"CVE-2023-53929","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-x2v3-9p22-w3x6"],"analysis":{"component_type":"web_application","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["code_execution"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"phpMyFAQ","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"Authenticated users can inject malicious formulas into profile names, leading to code execution when administrators export user data as CSV.","user_interaction":"required","vuln_class":"code_injection"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"VulnCheck","cpe":[{"product":"phpmyfaq","vendor":"phpmyfaq"}],"cvss":{"score":6.2,"severity":"medium","source":"cna","vector":"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","version":"4.0"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-1236","name":"Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File"}],"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.","ecosystems":["Packagist"],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"weaponised"},"has_fix":false,"headline":"phpMyFAQ 3.1.12 CSV Injection via User Profile Export","id":"CVE-2023-53929","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":"Packagist","product":"phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq","products":["phpmyfaq:phpmyfaq"],"type":"code_injection","year":"2023"},"n_packages":4,"n_references":3,"next":{"headline":"ProjectSend r1605 Insecure Direct Object Reference File Download Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2023-53930"},"packages":[{"ecosystem":"Packagist","fixed":[],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":["3.1.12"],"package":"phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq","purl":null,"source":"GHSA-x2v3-9p22-w3x6"},{"ecosystem":"Packagist","fixed":[],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":["3.1.12"],"package":"phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq","purl":"pkg:composer/phpmyfaq/phpmyfaq","source":"GHSA-x2v3-9p22-w3x6"},{"ecosystem":"Packagist","fixed":[],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":["3.1.12"],"package":"thorsten/phpmyfaq","purl":null,"source":"GHSA-x2v3-9p22-w3x6"},{"ecosystem":"Packagist","fixed":[],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":["3.1.12"],"package":"thorsten/phpmyfaq","purl":"pkg:composer/thorsten/phpmyfaq","source":"GHSA-x2v3-9p22-w3x6"}],"prev":{"headline":"PHPFusion 9.10.30 Stored Cross-Site Scripting via File Manager Upload","id":"CVE-2023-53928"},"products":["phpMyFAQ"],"published":"2025-12-17","related":[{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in thorsten/phpmyfaq","id":"CVE-2023-0310","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2023-01-15"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in thorsten/phpmyfaq","id":"CVE-2022-4407","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2022-12-11"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Security feature bypass in n/a","id":"CVE-2017-11187","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2017-07-12"},{"cvss_score":9.1,"headline":"phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 2FA Brute-Force via Session-Scoped Throttle","id":"CVE-2026-76213","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-08-19"},{"cvss_score":9.1,"headline":"phpMyFAQ before 4.1.7 WebAuthn Replay Attack via Challenge","id":"CVE-2026-76214","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-08-19"},{"cvss_score":9.1,"headline":"Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - DOM in thorsten/phpmyfaq","id":"CVE-2023-5316","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2023-09-30"},{"cvss_score":9.1,"headline":"Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in thorsten/phpmyfaq","id":"CVE-2023-0306","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2023-01-15"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CC BY 4.0","name":"GitHub Advisory Database","prefix":"GHSA"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"poc","technical_impact":"partial"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-04-07","vendors":["Phpmyfaq"]},"summary":"Authenticated users can inject malicious formulas into profile names, leading to code execution when administrators export user data as CSV.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53929/"}