What is CVE-2024-55878?

CVE-2024-55878 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Shuchkin Simplexlsx, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2024-12-12.

How severe is CVE-2024-55878?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

XSS in Shuchkin Simplexlsx

CVE-2024-55878

SimpleXLSX is software for parsing and retrieving data from Excel XLSx files. Starting in version 1.0.12 and prior to version 1.1.12, when calling the extended toHTMLEx method, it is possible to execute arbitrary JavaScript code. Version 1…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.004 (35.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Shuchkin Simplexlsx — versions >= 1.0.12, < 1.1.12

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-55878?: CVE-2024-55878 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Shuchkin Simplexlsx, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2024-12-12.
How severe is CVE-2024-55878?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.