Vulnerability CVE-2024-45292


Published: 2024-10-07

Description:
PHPSpreadsheet is a pure PHP library for reading and writing spreadsheet files. `\PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Writer\Html` does not sanitize "javascript:" URLs from hyperlink `href` attributes, resulting in a Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability. 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.

Type:

CWE-79

(Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting'))

 References:
https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/security/advisories/GHSA-r8w8-74ww-j4wh

Copyright 2026, cxsecurity.com

 

Back to Top