CVE-2019-12331 is an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability affecting PHPOffice PhpSpreadsheet versions prior to 1.8.0. Attackers can bypass existing security measures by double-encoding XML payloads, leading to arbitrary file disclosure or remote code execution. This vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a severe impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction for exploitation. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpoffice:phpspreadsheet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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