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CVE-2024-45290

Path traversal and Server-Side Request Forgery when opening XLSX files in PHPSpreadsheet

Published: Oct 7, 2024Updated: Oct 16, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-36
NVD MITRE
7.7CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 57.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

PHPSpreadsheet is a pure PHP library for reading and writing spreadsheet files. It's possible for an attacker to construct an XLSX file which links media from external URLs. When opening the XLSX file, PhpSpreadsheet retrieves the image size and type by reading the file contents, if the provided path is a URL. By using specially crafted `php://filter` URLs an attacker can leak the contents of any file or URL. Note that this vulnerability is different from GHSA-w9xv-qf98-ccq4, and resides in a different component. An attacker can access any file on the server, or leak information form arbitrary URLs, potentially exposing sensitive information such as AWS IAM credentials. 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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:CC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-36CWE-918

Affected Products

phpspreadsheetphpoffice
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
PhpSpreadsheetPHPOffice
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
phpoffice/phpspreadsheetPackagistOSS Libraries
phpoffice/phpexcelPackagistOSS Libraries
phpofficeoss-projectOSS Libraries
packagistpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques
Command and Control
Discovery
Initial Access
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References

https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/security/advisories/GHSA-5gpr-w2p5-6m37
github.com
https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/security/advisories/GHSA-w9xv-qf98-ccq4
github.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45290
nvd.nist.gov
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Timeline

Published
Oct 7, 2024
Last Updated
Oct 16, 2024

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