CVE-2024-45048: XXE in PHPSpreadsheet encoding is returned

CVE-2024-45048 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-08-29

XXE in PHPSpreadsheet encoding is returned

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

Quick answers

Is CVE-2024-45048 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-45048 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2024-45048?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 29 August 2024.
Which products and versions are affected?
phpoffice/phpexcel (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=1.8.2; phpoffice/phpspreadsheet (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.29.1.
Is there a fix for CVE-2024-45048?
Yes. phpoffice/phpspreadsheet (Packagist): upgrade to 1.29.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-45048?
Check whether you run phpoffice/phpexcel (Packagist) or phpoffice/phpspreadsheet (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/phpspreadsheet (Packagist): upgrade to 1.29.1 or later
    composer require phpoffice/phpspreadsheet:^1.29.1

Affected products

  • phpoffice/phpexcel (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=1.8.2
  • phpoffice/phpspreadsheet (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.29.1

Identifiers

  • CVE-2024-45048
  • GHSA-ghg6-32f9-2jp7

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