PHPExcel before 1.8.0, as used in ownCloud Server before 5.0.15 and 6.0.x before 6.0.2…
Priority LOW 36CWE-611Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01538 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed phpoffice/phpexcel (Packagist): 1.8.0
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | phpoffice/phpexcel (Packagist) | before 1.8.0 | 1.8.0 | Patch available | GHSA-28rm-rj57-qjpv |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- phpoffice/phpexcel (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 1.8.0 Fixed in 1.8.0 Patch available GHSA-28rm-rj57-qjpv
CPE configurations NVD · 19
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.0 | Vulnerable | ownCloud |
| cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.1 | Vulnerable | ownCloud |
| cpe:2.3:a:phpexcel_project:phpexcel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.7.9 | Vulnerable | Phpexcel Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:*:a:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 5.0.14 | Vulnerable | ownCloud |
| cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.0 | Vulnerable | ownCloud |
| cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.1 | Vulnerable | ownCloud |
| cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.2 | Vulnerable | ownCloud |
| cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.3 | Vulnerable | ownCloud |
| cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.4 | Vulnerable | ownCloud |
| cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.5 | Vulnerable | ownCloud |
- cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0 Vulnerable ·ownCloud
- cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.1 Vulnerable ·ownCloud
- cpe:2.3:a:phpexcel_project:phpexcel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.7.9 Vulnerable ·Phpexcel Project
- cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:*:a:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.0.14 Vulnerable ·ownCloud
- cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 Vulnerable ·ownCloud
- cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.1 Vulnerable ·ownCloud
- cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.2 Vulnerable ·ownCloud
- cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.3 Vulnerable ·ownCloud
- cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.4 Vulnerable ·ownCloud
- cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.5 Vulnerable ·ownCloud
Show 9 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.6 | Vulnerable | ownCloud |
| cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.7 | Vulnerable | ownCloud |
| cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.8 | Vulnerable | ownCloud |
| cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.9 | Vulnerable | ownCloud |
| cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.10 | Vulnerable | ownCloud |
| cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.11 | Vulnerable | ownCloud |
| cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.12 | Vulnerable | ownCloud |
| cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.13 | Vulnerable | ownCloud |
| cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.14 | Vulnerable | ownCloud |
- cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.6 Vulnerable ·ownCloud
- cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.7 Vulnerable ·ownCloud
- cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.8 Vulnerable ·ownCloud
- cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.9 Vulnerable ·ownCloud
- cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.10 Vulnerable ·ownCloud
- cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.11 Vulnerable ·ownCloud
- cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.12 Vulnerable ·ownCloud
- cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.13 Vulnerable ·ownCloud
- cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server:5.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.14 Vulnerable ·ownCloud
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-28rm-rj57-qjpv phpoffice/phpexcel (Packagist) Fixed in 1.8.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-2054
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-28rm-rj57-qjpv
References
Advisory 2
Other 5
- https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPExcel/blob/develop/changelog.txt
- https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPExcel/commit/e04bf7ed091b0a72d028eacf26d770b485d4e897
- https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPExcel
- https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPExcel/blob/2b601574975acfb9d4378a788ed5f2b747958095/changelog.txt#L120
- http://owncloud.org/about/security/advisories/oC-SA-2014-006
Sources
- CVE-2014-2054 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-2054 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-28rm-rj57-qjpv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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