CVE-2024-56411 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-56411: PhpSpreadsheet has Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability of the hyperlink base in the HTML page header

Vendor Phpoffice
Product PhpSpreadsheet
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published January 3, 2025
Last update January 3, 2025

CVSS base score

4.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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 have a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability of the hyperlink base in the HTML page header. The HTML page is formed without sanitizing the hyperlink base. Versions 3.7.0, 2.3.5, 2.1.6, and 1.29.7 contain a patch for the issue.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 3, 2025 CVE published
January 3, 2025 Record updated