PHPSpreadsheet Library < 2.3.0 - XXE Injection

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
CVE CVE-2024-45293
CVSS High (7.5)
Publicly Published October 7, 2024
Last Updated April 7, 2025
Description

The security scanner that prevents XXE attacks in the XLSX reader can be bypassed by slightly modifying the XML structure, utilizing white spaces. On servers that allow users to upload their own Excel (XLSX) sheets, Server files, and sensitive information can be disclosed by providing a crafted sheet.

References

9 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug products-stock-manager-with-excel (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.8
Patched Version
  • 2.1
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug woo-order-export-lite (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.6.0
Patched Version
  • 4.0.1
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug woo-product-excel-importer (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 5.9
Patched Version
  • 6.0
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug visualizer (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.11.6
Patched Version
  • 3.11.7
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug tablepress (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.4.2
Patched Version
  • 2.4.3
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug content-excel-importer (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 4.3
Patched Version
  • 4.4
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug advanced-cf7-db (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Affected Version
  • <= 2.0.5
Patched Version
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug webd-woocommerce-product-excel-importer-bulk-edit (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 4.6
Patched Version
  • 4.7
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug users-import-export-with-excel-for-wp (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.5
Patched Version
  • 1.6
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