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CVE-2025-48882

PHPOffice Math allows XXE when processing an XML file in the MathML format

Published: May 30, 2025Updated: Jun 2, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-611
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 66.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

PHPOffice Math is a library that provides a set of classes to manipulate different formula file formats. Prior to version 0.3.0, loading XML data using the standard `libxml` extension and the `LIBXML_DTDLOAD` flag without additional filtration, leads to XXE. Version 0.3.0 fixes the vulnerability.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
H
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-611

Affected Products

MathPHPOffice
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
phpoffice/mathPackagistOSS Libraries
PHPOffice MathPHPOffice
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
phpofficeoss-projectOSS Libraries
packagistpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Initial Access
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References

https://github.com/PHPOffice/Math/security/advisories/GHSA-42hm-pq2f-3r7m
github.com
https://github.com/PHPOffice/Math/commit/fc31c8f57a7a81f962cbf389fd89f4d9d06fc99a
github.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48882
nvd.nist.gov
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Timeline

Published
May 30, 2025
Last Updated
Jun 2, 2025

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