ProjectSend r1605 CSV Injection via User Account Export Functionality
Priority MEDIUM 61CWE-1236Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
ProjectSend r1605 contains a CSV injection vulnerability that allows authenticated users to inject malicious formulas into user profile names. Attackers can craft payloads like =calc|a!z| in the name field to trigger code execution when administrators export action logs as CSV files.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00502 43rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ProjectSend | projectSend | r1605 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- projectSend VendorProjectSend Affected r1605 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:projectsend:projectsend:r1605:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | r1605 | Vulnerable | ProjectSend |
- cpe:2.3:a:projectsend:projectsend:r1605:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r1605 Vulnerable ·ProjectSend
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-53905
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qpqq-223w-7pwh
References
Exploit 1
Other 1
More Projectsend vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-10826 ProjectSend Unauthenticated Configuration Modification KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-30263 ProjectSend r1605 Remote Code Execution via File Extension Manipulation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2023-30213 ProjectSend r1605 Insecure Direct Object Reference File Download Vulnerability CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2014-07764 Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in process-upload.php in ProjectSend (formerly… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-14167 ProjectSend information disclosure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.7
- TI-2023-00574 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in projectsend/projectsend CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-53905 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-53905 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qpqq-223w-7pwh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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