Description
PhpSpreadsheet is a PHP library for reading and writing spreadsheet files. The XmlScanner class has a scan method which should prevent XXE attacks. However, prior to versions 1.9.4, 2.1.3, 2.3.2, and 3.4.0, the regexes used in the `scan` method and the findCharSet method can be bypassed by using UCS-4 and encoding guessing. An attacker can bypass the sanitizer and achieve an XML external entity attack. Versions 1.9.4, 2.1.3, 2.3.2, and 3.4.0 fix the issue.
References (4)
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0017
EPSS Percentile
38.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-611
Status
published
Products (3)
phpoffice/phpexcel
0Packagist
phpoffice/phpspreadsheet
< 1.29.4
phpoffice/phpspreadsheet
0 - 1.29.4Packagist
Published
Nov 18, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026