CVE-2021-32013 json
Denial of Service in SheetsJS Pro
published 2021-07-19 5 y ago modified 2026-09-10 1 mo ago also GHSA-8vcr-vxm8-293m , EUVD-2021-1453
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 59%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
SheetJS and SheetJS Pro through 0.16.9 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted .xlsx document that is mishandled when read by xlsx.js (issue 2 of 2).
Patch / fix
- npm xlsx 0.17.0
- maven org.webjars.npm:xlsx 0.17.0
- oracle rest_data_services 21.2.4
Exploit prediction
0.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | xlsx | <0.17.0 |
0.17.0 |
| maven | org.webjars.npm:xlsx | <0.17.0 |
0.17.0 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
References
-
oracle.com
/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
web, patch, third-party-advisory
-
sheetjs.com
/pro
web, product, vendor-advisory
-
floqast.com
/engineering-blog/post/fuzzing-and-parsing-securely/
third-party-advisory
-
npmjs.com
/package/xlsx/v/0.17.0
web, product, third-party-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32013
advisory
-
floqast.com
/engineering-blog/post/fuzzing-and-parsing-securely
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-32013
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-8vcr-vxm8-293m
- NVD CVE-2021-32013
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