CVE-2024-48917

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:phpoffice:phpspreadsheet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:phpoffice:phpspreadsheet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:phpoffice:phpspreadsheet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:phpoffice:phpspreadsheet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

07 Mar 2025, 16:48

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/blob/39fc51309181e82593b06e2fa8e45ef8333a0335/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Security/XmlScanner.php - () https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/blob/39fc51309181e82593b06e2fa8e45ef8333a0335/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Security/XmlScanner.php - Product
References () https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/security/advisories/GHSA-7cc9-j4mv-vcjp - () https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/security/advisories/GHSA-7cc9-j4mv-vcjp - Exploit, Vendor Advisory
References () https://owasp.org/www-community/vulnerabilities/XML_External_Entity_(XXE)_Processing - () https://owasp.org/www-community/vulnerabilities/XML_External_Entity_(XXE)_Processing - Not Applicable
CPE cpe:2.3:a:phpoffice:phpspreadsheet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Phpoffice
Phpoffice phpspreadsheet

Information

Published : 2024-11-18 20:15

Updated : 2025-03-07 16:48


NVD link : CVE-2024-48917

Mitre link : CVE-2024-48917

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-48917


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Products Affected

phpoffice

  • phpspreadsheet
CWE
CWE-611

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference