CVE-2025-23210 describes a Cross-site Scripting (XSS) sanitizer bypass vulnerability in the phpoffice/phpspreadsheet library, affecting versions prior to 3.9.0, 2.3.7, 2.1.8, and 1.29.9. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) allows an attacker to inject malicious scripts via the javascript protocol and special characters, potentially impacting user confidentiality and integrity with low privileges and user interaction. There are currently no known exploits, Metasploit modules, or public exploit code available, and it has not been added to CISA's KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, indicating a low level of public attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHPOffice | PhpSpreadsheet | < 1.29.9, >= 2.0.0, < 2.1.8, >= 2.2.0, < 2.3.7, >= 3.0.0, < 3.9.0CNA affected |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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