CVE-2022-23640: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

March 2, 2022 (updated March 3, 2022)

Excel-Streaming-Reader is an easy-to-use implementation of a streaming Excel reader using Apache POI. Prior to xlsx-streamer 2.1.0, the XML parser that was used did apply all the necessary settings to prevent XML Entity Expansion issues. Upgrade to version 2.1.0 to receive a patch. There is no known workaround.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-xvm2-9xvc-hx7f
github.com/monitorjbl/excel-streaming-reader/commit/0749c7b9709db078ccdeada16d46a34bc2910c73
github.com/monitorjbl/excel-streaming-reader/security/advisories/GHSA-xvm2-9xvc-hx7f
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23640

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