# CVE-2025-4546: 1Panel-dev MaxKB Knowledge Base Module csv injection

> Attackers can inject malicious CSV content into the MaxKB knowledge base module, potentially compromising data integrity or enabling further attacks.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 May 2025
- **Updated:** 12 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7f8g-5r7m-gwx4

## What is CVE-2025-4546?

CVE-2025-4546 is a medium-severity vulnerability in 1Panel-dev MaxKB, published on 11 May 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in 1Panel-dev MaxKB up to 1.10.7. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Knowledge Base Module. The manipulation leads to csv injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 1.10.8 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.

Weakness: CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component), CWE-1236 (Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-4546?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Maxkb Maxkb.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-4546?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-4546 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-4546 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-4546 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in 1Panel-dev MaxKB

- [CVE-2025-66419](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-66419/): MaxKB vulnerable to privilege escalation through sandbox bypass (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-66446](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-66446/): MaxKB has a Python sandbox LD_PRELOAD bypass (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-64511](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-64511/): MaxKB has SSRF in sandbox (high 7.4)
- [CVE-2026-39422](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-39422/): MaxKB has Stored XSS via ChatHeadersMiddleware (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2026-39423](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-39423/): Stored XSS via Eval Injection in EchartsRander Component (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-4546 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-4546 is a medium-severity vulnerability in 1Panel-dev MaxKB, published on 11 May 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-4546 exists.

Affected product: 1Panel-dev MaxKB. 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-2025-4546/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-4546/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-4546
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-4546
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-4546

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-4546/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.