CVE-2018-19277: XXE in PHPSpreadsheet due to encoding issue

high Affects phpoffice/phpexcel, phpoffice/phpspreadsheet. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2019-11-20; advisory modified 2025-03-06.

XXE in PHPSpreadsheet due to encoding issue

Package: phpoffice/phpexcel Composer
Affected versions: <1.8.2 or <1.8.0
Fixed in: 1.8.2
Severity: high CVSS 8.8
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 8% (94.6th percentile)
Published: 2019-11-20
Source: osv.dev

References

XXE in PHPSpreadsheet due to encoding issue

Package: phpoffice/phpspreadsheet Composer
Affected versions: <1.5.1
Fixed in: 1.5.1
Severity: high CVSS 8.8
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 8% (94.6th percentile)
Published: 2019-11-20
Source: osv.dev

References

CWE-91

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