PhpSpreadsheet vulnerable to bypass of the XSS sanitizer using the javascript protocol and special characters
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EUVD |
EUVD-2025-0039 | PhpSpreadsheet is a PHP library for reading and writing spreadsheet files. Versions prior to 3.7.0, 2.3.5, 2.1.6, and 1.29.7 are vulnerable to bypass of the cross-site scripting sanitizer using the javascript protocol and special characters. An attacker can use special characters, so that the library processes the javascript protocol with special characters and generates an HTML link. Versions 3.7.0, 2.3.5, 2.1.6, and 1.29.7 contain a patch for the issue. |
Github GHSA |
GHSA-q9jv-mm3r-j47r | PhpSpreadsheet allows bypass XSS sanitizer using the javascript protocol and special characters |
No CVSS v3.0
No CVSS v2
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.390% probability within 30 days)
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Phpoffice
Phpoffice phpspreadsheet |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:phpoffice:phpspreadsheet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Phpoffice
Phpoffice phpspreadsheet |
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cvssV3_1
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ssvc
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| Description | PhpSpreadsheet is a PHP library for reading and writing spreadsheet files. Versions prior to 3.7.0, 2.3.5, 2.1.6, and 1.29.7 are vulnerable to bypass of the cross-site scripting sanitizer using the javascript protocol and special characters. An attacker can use special characters, so that the library processes the javascript protocol with special characters and generates an HTML link. Versions 3.7.0, 2.3.5, 2.1.6, and 1.29.7 contain a patch for the issue. | |
| Title | PhpSpreadsheet vulnerable to bypass of the XSS sanitizer using the javascript protocol and special characters | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-79 | |
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cvssV4_0
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