CSV Injection Affecting thorsten/phpmyfaq package, versions <3.1.16
Threat Intelligence
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- published19 Dec 2025
- disclosed17 Dec 2025
- creditMirabbas Ağalarov
Introduced: 17 Dec 2025
CVE-2023-53929 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade thorsten/phpmyfaq to version 3.1.16 or higher.
Overview
thorsten/phpmyfaq is a FAQ system for PHP and MySQL, PostgreSQL and other databases
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to CSV Injection via the users data export feature. An attacker can execute arbitrary commands on the system by injecting malicious formulas into the profile name field, which are then executed when an administrator exports user data as a CSV file.