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CVE-2023-4006: Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File in thorsten/phpmyfaq

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-07-31 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-1236

Description

Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File in GitHub repository thorsten/phpmyfaq prior to 3.1.16.

Affected products

• thorsten phpMyFAQ: before 3.1.16 — fixed in 3.1.16

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: thorsten phpMyFAQ 3.1.16. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/03946eca488724251eaed8d9d36fed92e6d8fd22
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/36149a42-cbd5-445e-a371-e351c899b189
• https://github.com/thorsten/phpmyfaq/commit/03946eca488724251eaed8d9d36fed92e6d8fd22
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/36149a42-cbd5-445e-a371-e351c899b189

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