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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2014-2054-phpexcel-vulnerable-to-xxe-attacks-through-libxml  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-17  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

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

PHPExcel vulnerable to XXE attacks through libxml

Technologies: [phpoffice/phpexcel (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/phpoffice-phpexcel). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/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

  ```sh
  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

## Related threats

- [PhpSpreadsheet allows bypassing of XSS sanitizer using the javascript protocol and special characters](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-23210-phpspreadsheet-allows-bypassing-of-xss-sanitizer-using-the)
- [Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in generateNavigation() function in PhpSpreadsheet](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-22131-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability-in-generatenavigation)
- [PhpSpreadsheet allows bypass XSS sanitizer using the javascript protocol and special characters](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-56412-phpspreadsheet-allows-bypass-xss-sanitizer-using-the-javascript)
- [PhpSpreadsheet has a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability of the hyperlink base in the HTML page header](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-56411-phpspreadsheet-has-a-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability-of)
- [PhpSpreadsheet has a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in custom properties](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-56410-phpspreadsheet-has-a-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability-in)