CVE-2015-3542: PHPExcel XXE Vulnerability

CVE-2015-3542 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4 · Published 2024-11-07

PHPExcel XXE Vulnerability

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

Quick answers

Is CVE-2015-3542 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2015-3542 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2015-3542?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4, published 7 November 2024.
Which products and versions are affected?
phpoffice/phpexcel (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.8.1.
Is there a fix for CVE-2015-3542?
Yes. phpoffice/phpexcel (Packagist): upgrade to 1.8.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2015-3542?
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 1.8.1 or later
    composer require phpoffice/phpexcel:^1.8.1

Affected products

  • phpoffice/phpexcel (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.8.1

Identifiers

  • CVE-2015-3542
  • GHSA-3m9x-2qfj-xvq4

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