5.4
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-45046
PHPSpreadsheet XSS Font Injection
Description

PHPSpreadsheet is a pure PHP library for reading and writing spreadsheet files. In affected versions `\PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Writer\Html` doesn't sanitize spreadsheet styling information such as font names, allowing an attacker to inject arbitrary JavaScript on the page. As a result an attacker may used a crafted spreadsheet to fully takeover a session of a user viewing spreadsheet files as HTML. This issue has been addressed in release version 2.1.0. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 28, 2024, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 4, 2024, 5:32 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.3
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-45046 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Phpoffice phpspreadsheet
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-45046.

URL Resource
https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/commit/f7cf378faed2e11cf4825bf8bafea4922ae44667 Patch
https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/pull/3957 Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/security/advisories/GHSA-wgmf-q9vr-vww6 Exploit Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-45046 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 04, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/commit/f7cf378faed2e11cf4825bf8bafea4922ae44667 No Types Assigned https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/commit/f7cf378faed2e11cf4825bf8bafea4922ae44667 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/pull/3957 No Types Assigned https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/pull/3957 Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/security/advisories/GHSA-wgmf-q9vr-vww6 No Types Assigned https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/security/advisories/GHSA-wgmf-q9vr-vww6 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:phpoffice:phpspreadsheet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.29.1 *cpe:2.3:a:phpoffice:phpspreadsheet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0.0 up to (excluding) 2.1.0
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Aug. 28, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description PHPSpreadsheet is a pure PHP library for reading and writing spreadsheet files. In affected versions `\PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Writer\Html` doesn't sanitize spreadsheet styling information such as font names, allowing an attacker to inject arbitrary JavaScript on the page. As a result an attacker may used a crafted spreadsheet to fully takeover a session of a user viewing spreadsheet files as HTML. This issue has been addressed in release version 2.1.0. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/security/advisories/GHSA-wgmf-q9vr-vww6 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/pull/3957 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/commit/f7cf378faed2e11cf4825bf8bafea4922ae44667 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-79
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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