CVE-2026-40296

PhpSpreadsheet is a pure PHP library for reading and writing spreadsheet files. The HTML writer skips htmlspecialchars escaping when a cell's formatted value differs from the original value. When a cell has a custom number format containing the text placeholder @ along with any additional literal...

CVE-2026-40296 PhpSpreadsheet vulnerable to XSS in HTML writer via custom number format codes

PhpSpreadsheet is a pure PHP library for reading and writing spreadsheet files. The HTML writer skips htmlspecialchars escaping when a cell's formatted value differs from the original value. When a cell has a custom number format containing the text placeholder @ along with any additional literal...

CVE-2026-40296 PhpSpreadsheet vulnerable to XSS in HTML writer via custom number format codes

PhpSpreadsheet is a pure PHP library for reading and writing spreadsheet files. The HTML writer skips htmlspecialchars escaping when a cell's formatted value differs from the original value. When a cell has a custom number format containing the text placeholder @ along with any additional literal...

CVE-2026-35453 PhpSpreadsheet XSS via number format text substitution in HTML Writer

PhpSpreadsheet is a library for reading and writing spreadsheet files. In versions 1.30.3 and earlier, 2.0.0 through 2.1.15, 2.2.0 through 2.4.4, 3.3.0 through 3.10.4, and 4.0.0 through 5.6.0, the HTML Writer skips htmlspecialchars output escaping when a cell uses a custom number format containin...

EUVD-2026-27472

PhpSpreadsheet is a library for reading and writing spreadsheet files. In versions 1.30.3 and earlier, 2.0.0 through 2.1.15, 2.2.0 through 2.4.4, 3.3.0 through 3.10.4, and 4.0.0 through 5.6.0, the HTML Writer skips htmlspecialchars output escaping when a cell uses a custom number format containin...

CVE-2026-35453 PhpSpreadsheet XSS via number format text substitution in HTML Writer

PhpSpreadsheet is a library for reading and writing spreadsheet files. In versions 1.30.3 and earlier, 2.0.0 through 2.1.15, 2.2.0 through 2.4.4, 3.3.0 through 3.10.4, and 4.0.0 through 5.6.0, the HTML Writer skips htmlspecialchars output escaping when a cell uses a custom number format containin...

CVE-2026-35453

PhpSpreadsheet contains an XSS vulnerability in the HTML Writer when a cell uses a custom number format with an @ placeholder and additional literal text. The formatter returns early and escaping via htmlspecialchars() is skipped, allowing injected HTML/JavaScript in the generated HTML. Affected ...

PhpSpreadsheet 跨站脚本漏洞

PhpSpreadsheet is a PHP library developed by PHPOffice, designed for reading and writing spreadsheet files. PhpSpreadsheet has a cross-site scripting vulnerability. This vulnerability arises when the HTML Writer skips htmlspecialchars output escaping when using custom number formats that contain ...

PhpSpreadsheet has XSS via number format code with @ text placeholder bypasses htmlspecialchars in HTML writer

It was discovered that there is a way to bypass HTML escaping in the HTML writer using custom number format codes. The Problem In Writer/Html.php around line 1592, the code checks if the formatted cell data equals the original data to decide whether to apply htmlspecialchars: php if $cellData ===...

GHSA-6WPP-88CP-7Q68 PhpSpreadsheet has XSS via NumberFormat @ Text Substitution in HTML Writer

Summary The HTML Writer in PhpSpreadsheet bypasses htmlspecialchars output escaping when a cell uses a custom number format containing the @ text placeholder with additional literal text e.g., @ "items" or "Total: "@. This allows an attacker to inject arbitrary HTML and JavaScript into the...

PhpSpreadsheet has XSS via NumberFormat @ Text Substitution in HTML Writer

Summary The HTML Writer in PhpSpreadsheet bypasses htmlspecialchars output escaping when a cell uses a custom number format containing the @ text placeholder with additional literal text e.g., @ "items" or "Total: "@. This allows an attacker to inject arbitrary HTML and JavaScript into the...

PT-2026-35931

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions PhpSpreadsheet versions prior to 1.30.4 PhpSpreadsheet versions 2.0.0 through 2.1.15 PhpSpreadsheet versions 2.2.0 through 2.4.4 PhpSpreadsheet versions 3.3.0 through 3.10.4 PhpSpreadsheet versions 4.0.0 through 5.6.0 Description The HTML Writ...

GHSA-44JG-MV3H-WJ6G solspace/craft-freeform Vulnerable to XSS in `PhpSpreadsheet` HTML Writer Due to Unsanitized Styling Data

Summary Short summary of the problem. Make the impact and severity as clear as possible. For example: An unsafe deserialization vulnerability allows any unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary code on the server. \PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Writer\Html doesn't sanitize spreadsheet styling...

solspace/craft-freeform Vulnerable to XSS in `PhpSpreadsheet` HTML Writer Due to Unsanitized Styling Data

Summary Short summary of the problem. Make the impact and severity as clear as possible. For example: An unsafe deserialization vulnerability allows any unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary code on the server. \PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Writer\Html doesn't sanitize spreadsheet styling...

EUVD-2021-0945

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Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Overview phpoffice/phpspreadsheet is a Spreadsheet engine that Read, Create and Write Spreadsheet documents in PHP . Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting XSS due to improper user input sanitization passed through the generateMeta parameter of the class...

Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Overview Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting XSS due to improper sanitization of the generateHTMLHeader parameter of the PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Writer\Html class. PoC php generateHTMLAll; Remediation There is no fixed version for phpoffice/phpexcel. Referenc...

Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Overview phpoffice/phpspreadsheet is a Spreadsheet engine that Read, Create and Write Spreadsheet documents in PHP . Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting XSS due to improper sanitization of the generateHTMLHeader parameter of the...

PT-2024-10181 · Unknown · Phpspreadsheet

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: PhpSpreadsheet versions prior to 3.7.0 PhpSpreadsheet versions prior to 2.3.5 PhpSpreadsheet versions prior to 2.1.6 PhpSpreadsheet versions prior to 1.29.7 Description: The issue is related to the bypass of the cross-site scripting sanitizer...

CVE-2024-45291 Path traversal and Server-Side Request Forgery in HTML writer when embedding images is enabled in PHPSpreadsheet

PHPSpreadsheet is a pure PHP library for reading and writing spreadsheet files. It's possible for an attacker to construct an XLSX file that links images from arbitrary paths. When embedding images has been enabled in HTML writer with $writer-setEmbedImagestrue; those files will be included in th...