CVE-2014-2054
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.015 · 75 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
PHPExcel before 1.8.0, as used in ownCloud Server before 5.0.15 and 6.0.x before 6.0.2, does not disable external entity loading in libxml, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, cause a denial of service, or possibly have other impact via an XML External Entity (XXE) attack.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.4–7.5
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affected products (21)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-28rm-rj57-qjpvPHPExcel vulnerable to XXE attacks through libxml2022-05-17ghsa · osvUS
PHPExcel before 1.8.0, as used in ownCloud Server before 5.0.15 and 6.0.x before 6.0.2, does not disable external entity loading in libxml, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, cause a denial of service, or possibly have other impact via an XML External Entity (XXE) attack.
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references (8)
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- http://owncloud.org/about/security/advisories/oC-SA-2014-006/cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57283cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57357cnnvd
- https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPExcel/blob/develop/changelog.txtcnnvd
- http://owncloud.org/about/security/advisories/oC-SA-2014-006/enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPExcel/blob/develop/changelog.txtenisa_euvd
- http://owncloud.org/about/security/advisories/oC-SA-2014-006/Vendor Advisorynvd
- https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPExcel/blob/develop/changelog.txtnvd
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