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)
Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/security/advisories/GHSA-jw4x-v69f-hh5w
Product x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/blob/39fc51309181e82593b06e2fa8e45ef8333a0335/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Security/XmlScanner.php
Not Applicable x_refsource_misc
https://owasp.org/www-community/vulnerabilities/XML_External_Entity_(XXE)_Processing
Technical Description x_refsource_misc
https://www.w3.org/TR/xml/#sec-guessing-no-ext-info
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0076
EPSS Percentile
50.3%
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