PHPOffice PhpSpreadsheet up to 4.x HTML Document setPath server-side request forgery

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in PHPOffice PhpSpreadsheet up to 1.29.x/2.1.11/2.3.x/3.9.x/4.x. This impacts the function setPath of the component HTML Document Handler. Performing a manipulation results in server-side request forgery. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2025-54370. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in PHPOffice PhpSpreadsheet up to 1.29.x/2.1.11/2.3.x/3.9.x/4.x. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function setPath of the component HTML Document Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a server-side request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-918. The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

PhpOffice/PhpSpreadsheet is a pure PHP library for reading and writing spreadsheet files. Prior to versions 1.30.0, 2.1.12, 2.4.0, 3.10.0, and 5.0.0, SSRF can occur when a processed HTML document is read and displayed in the browser. The vulnerability lies in the setPath method of the PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Worksheet\Drawing class, where a crafted string from the user is passed to the HTML reader. This issue has been patched in versions 1.30.0, 2.1.12, 2.4.0, 3.10.0, and 5.0.0.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-54370 since 07/21/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 1.30.0, 2.1.12, 2.4.0, 3.10.0 or 5.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 334a67797ace574d1d37c0992ffe283b7415471a is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2062). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

• TYPO3 Extension

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Vendor

• PHPOffice

Name

• PhpSpreadsheet

Version

• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 1.7
• 1.8
• 1.9
• 1.10
• 1.11
• 1.12
• 1.13
• 1.14
• 1.15
• 1.16
• 1.17
• 1.18
• 1.19
• 1.20
• 1.21
• 1.22
• 1.23
• 1.24
• 1.25
• 1.26
• 1.27
• 1.28
• 1.29
• 2.0
• 2.1
• 2.1.0
• 2.1.1
• 2.1.2
• 2.1.3
• 2.1.4
• 2.1.5
• 2.1.6
• 2.1.7
• 2.1.8
• 2.1.9
• 2.1.10
• 2.1.11
• 2.2
• 2.3
• 3.0
• 3.1
• 3.2
• 3.3
• 3.4
• 3.5
• 3.6
• 3.7
• 3.8
• 3.9
• 4.x

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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