🛡️ CVE-2014-2054 — phpexcel

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-611 OSV
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CVSS Score
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Description

PHPExcel vulnerable to XXE attacks through libxml

PHPExcel before 1.8.0, as used in ownCloud Server before 5.0.15 and 6.0.x before 6.0.2, does not disable external entity loading in libxml, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, cause a denial of service, or possibly have other impact via an XML External Entity (XXE) attack.

Weakness class

CVE-2014-2054 is classified as CWE-611: XML External Entity Reference (XXE). An XML parser resolves external entities, letting a crafted document read local files or reach internal services.

Affected software

CVE-2014-2054 is recorded against 1 package.

  • phpoffice/phpexcel (fixed in 1.8.0)

Timeline and source

Published on 17 May 2022 and last revised on 31 March 2025. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Package)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
owncloud.org (Web)

Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector N/A
CWE CWE-611
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2022-05-17
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2025-03-31
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
phpoffice/phpexcel 1.8.0

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