What is CVE-2023-29887?

CVE-2023-29887 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nuovo Spreadsheet-Reader, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-04-18.

How severe is CVE-2023-29887?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Nuovo Spreadsheet-Reader

CVE-2023-29887

A Local File inclusion vulnerability in test.php in spreadsheet-reader 0.5.11 allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files via the File parameter.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2023-04-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.047 (91.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-09.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.047 · newest: 0.047 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Nuovo Spreadsheet-Reader — versions 0.5.11

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

research.hisolutions.com/2023/01/arbitrary-file-read-vulnerability-php-library-… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-29887?: CVE-2023-29887 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nuovo Spreadsheet-Reader, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-04-18.
How severe is CVE-2023-29887?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.