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Vulnerability details: VCID-hjjx-efc4-myc8
Vulnerability ID VCID-hjjx-efc4-myc8
Aliases CVE-2024-45048
GHSA-ghg6-32f9-2jp7
Summary PHPSpreadsheet is a pure PHP library for reading and writing spreadsheet files. Affected versions are subject to a bypassing of a filter which allows for an XXE-attack. This in turn allows attacker to obtain contents of local files, even if error reporting is muted. This vulnerability has been addressed in release version 2.2.1. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.00155 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-45048
epss 0.00155 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-45048
epss 0.00155 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-45048
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-ghg6-32f9-2jp7
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet
cvssv4 8.7 https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/commit/bea2d4b30f24bcc8a7712e208d1359e603b45dda
cvssv4 8.7 https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/commit/bea2d4b30f24bcc8a7712e208d1359e603b45dda
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/commit/bea2d4b30f24bcc8a7712e208d1359e603b45dda
ssvc Track* https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/commit/bea2d4b30f24bcc8a7712e208d1359e603b45dda
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/security/advisories/GHSA-ghg6-32f9-2jp7
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/security/advisories/GHSA-ghg6-32f9-2jp7
cvssv4 8.7 https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/security/advisories/GHSA-ghg6-32f9-2jp7
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/security/advisories/GHSA-ghg6-32f9-2jp7
ssvc Track* https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/security/advisories/GHSA-ghg6-32f9-2jp7
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45048
cvssv4 8.7 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45048
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45048
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-45048
https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet
bea2d4b30f24bcc8a7712e208d1359e603b45dda https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/commit/bea2d4b30f24bcc8a7712e208d1359e603b45dda
CVE-2024-45048 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45048
GHSA-ghg6-32f9-2jp7 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-ghg6-32f9-2jp7
GHSA-ghg6-32f9-2jp7 https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/security/advisories/GHSA-ghg6-32f9-2jp7
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/commit/bea2d4b30f24bcc8a7712e208d1359e603b45dda
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/commit/bea2d4b30f24bcc8a7712e208d1359e603b45dda
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2024-08-29T13:08:33Z/ Found at https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/commit/bea2d4b30f24bcc8a7712e208d1359e603b45dda
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/security/advisories/GHSA-ghg6-32f9-2jp7
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/security/advisories/GHSA-ghg6-32f9-2jp7
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2024-08-29T13:08:33Z/ Found at https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/security/advisories/GHSA-ghg6-32f9-2jp7
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45048
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45048
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.3599
EPSS Score 0.00155
Published At June 11, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-10T18:32:39.733361+00:00 Vulnrichment Import https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2024/45xxx/CVE-2024-45048.json 38.6.0