CVE-2024-56412

PhpSpreadsheet is a PHP library for reading and writing spreadsheet files. Versions prior to 3.7.0, 2.3.5, 2.1.6, and 1.29.7 are vulnerable to bypass of the cross-site scripting sanitizer using the javascript protocol and special characters. An attacker can use special characters, so that the library processes the javascript protocol with special characters and generates an HTML link. Versions 3.7.0, 2.3.5, 2.1.6, and 1.29.7 contain a patch for the issue.

CVSS v3 5.4 MEDIUM

5.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/commit/45052f88e04c735d56457a8ffcdc40b2635a028e	Patch
https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/security/advisories/GHSA-q9jv-mm3r-j47r	Exploit Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-01-03 18:15

Updated : 2025-03-06 14:07

NVD link : CVE-2024-56412

Mitre link : CVE-2024-56412

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-56412

JSON object : View

Products Affected

phpoffice

phpspreadsheet

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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