CVE-2022-23640
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Excel-Streaming-Reader
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.8 Critical
- Published
- Mar 2, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 23, 2025
- Reserved
- Jan 19, 2022
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 9.8 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | GitHub_M |
Weaknesses
- CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
excel-streaming-readermonitorjbl |
|
References
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