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PhpSpreadsheet is a PHP library for reading and writing spreadsheet files. The `XmlScanner` class has a scan method which should prevent XXE attacks. However, in a bypass of the previously reported `CVE-2024-47873`, the regexes from the `findCharSet` method, which is used for determining the current encoding can be bypassed by using a payload in the encoding UTF-7, and adding at end of the file a comment with the value `encoding="UTF-8"` with `"`, which is matched by the first regex, so that `encoding='UTF-7'` with single quotes `'` in the XML header is not matched by the second regex. An attacker can bypass the sanitizer and achieve an XML external entity attack. Versions 1.9.4, 2.1.3, 2.3.2, and 3.4.0 fix the issue.
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*cpe:2.3:a:phpoffice:phpspreadsheet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 1.29.4
*cpe:2.3:a:phpoffice:phpspreadsheet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0.0 from (excluding) 2.1.3
*cpe:2.3:a:phpoffice:phpspreadsheet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.2.0 from (excluding) 2.3.2
*cpe:2.3:a:phpoffice:phpspreadsheet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.3.0 from (excluding) 3.4.0
GitHub, Inc.: https://owasp.org/www-community/vulnerabilities/XML_External_Entity_(XXE)_Processing Types: Not Applicable
New CVE Received from GitHub, Inc.11/18/2024 3:15:05 PM
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PhpSpreadsheet is a PHP library for reading and writing spreadsheet files. The `XmlScanner` class has a scan method which should prevent XXE attacks. However, in a bypass of the previously reported `CVE-2024-47873`, the regexes from the `findCharSet` method, which is used for determining the current encoding can be bypassed by using a payload in the encoding UTF-7, and adding at end of the file a comment with the value `encoding="UTF-8"` with `"`, which is matched by the first regex, so that `encoding='UTF-7'` with single quotes `'` in the XML header is not matched by the second regex. An attacker can bypass the sanitizer and achieve an XML external entity attack. Versions 1.9.4, 2.1.3, 2.3.2, and 3.4.0 fix the issue.
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GitHub, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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GitHub, Inc. CWE-611
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GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/blob/39fc51309181e82593b06e2fa8e45ef8333a0335/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Security/XmlScanner.php [No types assigned]
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GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/security/advisories/GHSA-7cc9-j4mv-vcjp [No types assigned]
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GitHub, Inc. https://owasp.org/www-community/vulnerabilities/XML_External_Entity_(XXE)_Processing [No types assigned]
Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry: CVE-2024-48917 NVD
Published Date: 11/18/2024 NVD
Last Modified: 06/17/2026
Source: GitHub, Inc.