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PhpSpreadsheet has Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability of the hyperlink base in the HTML page header

Type: advisorySources: OSV

PhpSpreadsheet is a PHP library for reading and writing spreadsheet files. Versions prior to 3.7.0, 2.3.5, 2.1.6, and 1.29.7 have a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability of the hyperlink base in the HTML page header. The HTML page is formed without sanitizing the hyperlink base. Versions 3.7.0, 2.3.5, 2.1.6, and 1.29.7 contain a patch for the issue.

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CVEs
CVE-2024-56411
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3 Nov 2026, 03:58 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

PhpSpreadsheet has Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability of the hyperlink base in the HTML page header

core-osv · Original source

Published 3 Jan 2025, 17:19 UTC

PhpSpreadsheet is a PHP library for reading and writing spreadsheet files. Versions prior to 3.7.0, 2.3.5, 2.1.6, and 1.29.7 have a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability of the hyperlink base in the HTML page header. The HTML page is formed without sanitizing the hyperlink base. Versions 3.7.0, 2.3.5, 2.1.6, and 1.29.7 contain a patch for the issue.

osv:CVE-2024-56411
Complete source record
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    "summary": "PhpSpreadsheet is a PHP library for reading and writing spreadsheet files. Versions prior to 3.7.0, 2.3.5, 2.1.6, and 1.29.7 have a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability of the hyperlink base in the HTML page header. The HTML page is formed without sanitizing the hyperlink base. Versions 3.7.0, 2.3.5, 2.1.6, and 1.29.7 contain a patch for the issue.",
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