What is CVE-2024-45292?

CVE-2024-45292 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpoffice Phpspreadsheet, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-10-07.

How severe is CVE-2024-45292?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in Phpoffice Phpspreadsheet

CVE-2024-45292

PHPSpreadsheet is a pure PHP library for reading and writing spreadsheet files. `\PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Writer\Html` does not sanitize "javascript:" URLs from hyperlink `href` attributes, resulting in a Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability. This issue has been addressed in release versions 1.29.2, 2.1.1, and 2.3.0. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.003 (24.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Phpoffice Phpspreadsheet — versions < 1.29.2, >= 2.0.0, < 2.1.1, >= 2.2.0, < 2.3.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-45292?: CVE-2024-45292 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phpoffice Phpspreadsheet, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-10-07.
How severe is CVE-2024-45292?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.