CVE-2018-14065 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

XMLReader.php in PHPOffice Common before 0.2.9 allows XXE.

Published: 2018-07-15

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 2.2% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:phpoffice_project:common:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-1937	XMLReader.php in PHPOffice Common before 0.2.9 allows XXE.
Github GHSA	GHSA-2853-hf2g-9843	PHPOffice Common Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02177.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/PHPOffice/Common/pull/23
https://github.com/PHPOffice/Common/releases/tag/0.2.9
https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPWord/issues/1421

History

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Subscriptions

Phpoffice Project Common

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-07-15T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T09:21:41.212Z

Reserved: 2018-07-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-14065

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-07-15T15:29:00.360

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:40:35.530

Link: CVE-2018-14065

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-611
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

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