🛡️ CVE-2015-3542 — phpexcel

🟠 CVSS 8.0 — High ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-611 OSV
8.0
CVSS Score
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Description

PHPExcel XXE Vulnerability

PHPExcel XXE Vulnerability

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity high, availability none.

Weakness class

CVE-2015-3542 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-2015-3542 is recorded against 1 package.

  • phpoffice/phpexcel (fixed in 1.8.1)

Timeline and source

Published on 7 November 2024. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

github.com (Web)
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github.com (Package)

Details

Severity HIGH
CVSS Score 8.0
CVSS Vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE CWE-611
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2024-11-07
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2024-11-07
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
phpoffice/phpexcel 1.8.1

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