CVE-2024-56408
Severity CVSS v4.0:
HIGH
Type:
CWE-79
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Publication date:
03/01/2025
Last modified:
20/05/2025
Description
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 have no sanitization in the `/vendor/phpoffice/phpspreadsheet/samples/Engineering/Convert-Online.php` file, which leads to the possibility of a cross-site scripting attack. Versions 3.7.0, 2.3.5, 2.1.6, and 1.29.7 contain a patch for the issue.
Impact
Base Score 4.0
8.30
Severity 4.0
HIGH
Base Score 3.x
5.40
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:phpoffice:phpspreadsheet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.29.7 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:phpoffice:phpspreadsheet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0 (including) | 2.1.6 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:phpoffice:phpspreadsheet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.0 (including) | 2.3.5 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:phpoffice:phpspreadsheet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3.0 (including) | 3.7.0 (excluding) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/commit/700a80346be269af668914172bc6f4521982d0b4
- https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/commit/9b9a55c7154daa7cd4095f618933c240508ba3c1
- https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/commit/a50ebfe118b3ae0ddaea1c48ac19dc38692f4abc
- https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/commit/b8fac55aa5cb7a3d514c7308378bb37bb711b25e
- https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/security/advisories/GHSA-x88g-h956-m5xg
- https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/security/advisories/GHSA-x88g-h956-m5xg



