Medium – 6.1
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N

PT-2024-55: Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in SimpleXLSX

Error type:

  • CWE-79:Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Vulnerability vector:

  • Base vulnerability score (CVSSv3.1): CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • Severity (CVSSv3.1): 6.8 (medium)
  • Base vulnerability score (CVSSv4.0): CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
  • Severity (CVSSv4.0): 6.1 (medium)

Description:

The vulnerability was identified in SimpleXLSX, versions 1.0.12-1.1.11.

The discovered vulnerability allows an attacker to inject an arbitrary JavaScript code.

Vulnerability status: Confirmed by vendor

Date of vulnerability remediation: 11.12.2024

Recommendations:

  • Update to version 1.1.12 or higher

Additional information: Security advisory

Researcher: Aleksey Solovev (Positive Technologies)

Identifiers:

CVE-2024-55878

BDU:2024-11270

Vendor:

Sergey Shuchkin

Vulnerable product:

SimpleXLSX

Vulnerable versions:

1.0.12-1.1.11