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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.4

CVE-2024-56365 json

PhpSpreadsheet vulnerable to unauthorized reflected XSS in the constructor of the Downloader class

published 2025-01-03 22 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-0033 , GHSA-jmpx-686v-c3wx

cvss
5.4
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 26%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

PhpSpreadsheet is a PHP library for reading and writing spreadsheet files. Versions prior to 3.7.0, 2.3.5, 2.1.6, and 1.29.7 are vulnerable to unauthorized reflected cross-site scripting in the constructor of the `Downloader` class. Using the `/vendor/phpoffice/phpspreadsheet/samples/download.php` script, an attacker can perform a cross-site scripting attack. Versions 3.7.0, 2.3.5, 2.1.6, and 1.29.7 contain a patch for the issue.

Patch / fix

  • packagist phpoffice/phpspreadsheet 1.29.7, 2.1.6, 2.3.5, 3.7.0
  • phpoffice phpspreadsheet 1.29.7, 2.1.6, 2.3.5, 3.7.0
  • phpspreadsheet_project phpspreadsheet 1.29.7, 2.1.6, 2.3.5, 3.7.0

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
22 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/security/advisories/GHSA-jmpx-686v-c3wx referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 8.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:H/SA:L
GitHub 3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
CNA 4.0 8.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:H/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
NVD 3.1 5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
packagist phpoffice/phpspreadsheet
>=3.0.0, <3.7.0
<1.29.7
>=2.0.0, <2.1.6
>=2.2.0, <2.3.5
3.7.0
1.29.7
2.1.6
2.3.5
packagist phpoffice/phpexcel
<=1.8.2
 no fix listed

Affected products

  • PHPOffice PhpSpreadsheet

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.