Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability in PHPOffice PhpSpreadsheet Library
CVE-2025-23210

4.8MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

PHPoffice

Status
PHPspreadsheet
Vendor
CVE Published:
3 February 2025

What is CVE-2025-23210?

The PHPOffice PhpSpreadsheet library, widely used for reading and writing spreadsheet files in PHP, suffers from a vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass the Cross-site Scripting (XSS) sanitization process when using the javascript protocol and specific characters. This flaw affects several versions of the library, emphasizing the importance for users to upgrade to the latest versions (3.9.0, 2.3.7, 2.1.8, and 1.29.9) to mitigate potential security risks. As there are no known workarounds to address this vulnerability, updating is the only recommended action.

Affected Version(s)

PhpSpreadsheet >= 3.0.0, < 3.9.0 < 3.0.0, 3.9.0

PhpSpreadsheet >= 2.2.0, < 2.3.7 < 2.2.0, 2.3.7

PhpSpreadsheet >= 2.0.0, < 2.1.8 < 2.0.0, 2.1.8

References

https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/security/advi...
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https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/commit/cde292...
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CVSS V4

Score:
4.8
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
Unknown

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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