CVE-2014-2054: PHPExcel vulnerable to XXE attacks through libxml

CVE-2014-2054 · Severity: info · Published 2022-05-17

PHPExcel vulnerable to XXE attacks through libxml

Technologies: phpoffice/phpexcel (Packagist). Vendors: Packagist.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2014-2054 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2014-2054 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2014-2054?
Informational severity, published 17 May 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
phpoffice/phpexcel (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.8.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2014-2054?
Yes. phpoffice/phpexcel (Packagist): upgrade to 1.8.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2014-2054?
Check whether you run phpoffice/phpexcel (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • phpoffice/phpexcel (Packagist): upgrade to 1.8.0 or later
    composer require phpoffice/phpexcel:^1.8.0

Affected products

  • phpoffice/phpexcel (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.8.0

Identifiers

  • CVE-2014-2054
  • GHSA-28rm-rj57-qjpv

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