CVE-2024-48917: XXE in PHPSpreadsheet's XLSX reader

high Affects phpoffice/phpexcel, phpoffice/phpspreadsheet. Feed 2026.10.29.2, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

XXE in PHPSpreadsheet's XLSX reader

Package
phpoffice/phpexcel Composer
Affected versions
<=1.8.2
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
high  CVSS 7.5
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (54.1th percentile)
Published
2024-11-18
Source
osv.dev

References

XXE in PHPSpreadsheet's XLSX reader

Package
phpoffice/phpspreadsheet Composer
Affected versions
<1.29.4 or >=2.0.0 and <2.1.3 or >=2.2.0 and <2.3.2 or >=3.3.0 and <3.4.0
Fixed in
1.29.4, 2.1.3, 2.3.2, 3.4.0
Severity
high  CVSS 7.5
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (54.1th percentile)
Published
2024-11-18
Source
osv.dev

References

CWE-611
NVD recordphpoffice/phpexcel advisoriesphpoffice/phpspreadsheet advisories

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