Description
libxl provides Node bindings for the libxl library for reading and writing excel (XLS and XLSX) spreadsheets. libxl downloads zipped resources over HTTP, which leaves it vulnerable to MITM attacks. It may be possible to cause remote code execution (RCE) by swapping out the requested zip file with an attacker controlled zip file if the attacker is on the network or positioned in between the user and the remote server.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/178
Scores
CVSS v3
8.1
EPSS
0.0073
EPSS Percentile
72.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-310
CWE-311
Status
published
Products (2)
libxl_project/libxl
< 0.3.0
npm/libxl
0npm
Published
Jun 01, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026