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CVE-2018-14065

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-14065 is a critical XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability affecting PHPOffice Common versions prior to 0.2.9, specifically within the XMLReader.php component. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to remotely execute code, access sensitive information, or cause denial of service with low attack complexity. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 0.2.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpoffice_project:common:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.18%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
80.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0218 is in the 70th percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

composerpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: phpoffice/commonFixed in: 0.2.9

Vendor Advisories (1)

composerGHSA-2853-hf2g-9843critical

PHPOffice Common Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

May 14, 2022

References

github.com / PHPOffice/Common/pull/23
Third Party Advisory
github.com / PHPOffice/Common/releases/tag/0.2.9
Third Party Advisory
github.com / PHPOffice/PHPWord/issues/1421
Third Party Advisory