VYPR
High severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 28, 2024· Updated Aug 29, 2024

XML External Entity Reference (XXE) in PHPSpreadsheet

CVE-2024-45048

Description

PHPSpreadsheet is a pure PHP library for reading and writing spreadsheet files. Affected versions are subject to a bypassing of a filter which allows for an XXE-attack. This in turn allows attacker to obtain contents of local files, even if error reporting is muted. This vulnerability has been addressed in release version 2.2.1. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

PackageAffected versionsPatched versions
phpoffice/phpspreadsheetPackagist
< 1.29.11.29.1
phpoffice/phpspreadsheetPackagist
>= 2.2.0, < 2.2.12.2.1
phpoffice/phpspreadsheetPackagist
>= 2.0.0, < 2.1.12.1.1
phpoffice/phpexcelPackagist
<= 1.8.2

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