XML External Entity injection in PhpSpreadsheet - CVE-2024-45048
Published: September 3, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU96732
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-45048
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application and view contents of arbitrary files on the system or initiate requests to external systems.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to view contents of arbitrary file on the server or perform network scanning of internal and external infrastructure.
Affected software
PhpSpreadsheet
Pimcore admin-ui-classic-bundle
Pimcore data-importer
IBM API Connect
Pimcore
Pimcore admin-ui-classic-bundle
Pimcore data-importer
IBM API Connect
Pimcore
How to mitigate CVE-2024-45048
Install updates from vendor's website.
PhpSpreadsheet - update to 2.2.1
Pimcore admin-ui-classic-bundle - addressed in versions 1.3.11, 1.4.7, 1.5.4
Pimcore data-importer - addressed in versions 1.8.9, 1.9.3
IBM API Connect - update to 10.0.9.0
Pimcore - addressed in versions 10.6.9.12, 11.1.6.11
Pimcore admin-ui-classic-bundle - addressed in versions 1.3.11, 1.4.7, 1.5.4
Pimcore data-importer - addressed in versions 1.8.9, 1.9.3
IBM API Connect - update to 10.0.9.0
Pimcore - addressed in versions 10.6.9.12, 11.1.6.11