CVE-2024-56365: PhpSpreadsheet allows unauthorized Reflected XSS in the constructor of the Downloader class

Unauthorized Reflected XSS in the constructor of the <code>Downloader</code> class

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/download.php script, an attacker can perform a XSS-type attack Impact: execution of arbitrary JavaScript code in the browser Vulnerable component: the constructor of the Downloader class Exploitation conditions: an unauthorized user Mitigation: sanitization of the name and type variables Researcher: Aleksey Solovev (Positive Technologies)

Research

The researcher discovered zero-day vulnerability Unauthorized Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (in the constructor of the Downloader class) in Phpspreadsheet.

The latest version (3.6.0) of the phpoffice/phpspreadsheet library was installed. The installation was carried out with the inclusion of examples.

Listing 1. Installing the phpoffice/phpspreadsheet library

$ composer require phpoffice/phpspreadsheet --prefer-source

The ./vendor/phpoffice/phpspreadsheet/samples/download.php file processes the GET parameters name and type.

Figure 1. The ./vendor/phpoffice/phpspreadsheet/samples/download.php file accepts GET parameters.

Consider the constructor of the Downloader class, where GET parameters are passed. Error is displayed without sanitization using GET parameters transmitted from the user.

Figure 2. Error is displayed without sanitization

When clicking on the following link, arbitrary JavaScript code will be executed.