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,
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.
- Published
- Jun 4, 2014
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.5% · 74th percentile
- CWE
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Report tools
Action score
30
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 1.5%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| owncloud | owncloud server | cpe:2.3:a:owncloud:owncloud_server |
| phpexcel project | phpexcel | cpe:2.3:a:phpexcel_project:phpexcel |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- owncloud owncloud serverup to 5.0.14 inclusive
- owncloud owncloud server5.0.0
- owncloud owncloud server5.0.1
- owncloud owncloud server5.0.10
- owncloud owncloud server5.0.11
- owncloud owncloud server5.0.12
- owncloud owncloud server5.0.13
- owncloud owncloud server5.0.14
- owncloud owncloud server5.0.2
- owncloud owncloud server5.0.3
- owncloud owncloud server5.0.4
- owncloud owncloud server5.0.5
- owncloud owncloud server5.0.6
- owncloud owncloud server5.0.7
- owncloud owncloud server5.0.8
- owncloud owncloud server5.0.9
- owncloud owncloud server6.0.0
- owncloud owncloud server6.0.1
- phpexcel project phpexcelup to 1.7.9 inclusive
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | phpoffice/phpexcel | before 1.8.0 | 1.8.0 |
Same product
owncloud: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2023-49105An issue was discovered in ownCloud owncloud/core before 10.13.1.KEV82Now
- CVE-2015-7699The files_external app in ownCloud Server before 7.0.9, 8.0.x before 8.0.7, and 8.1.x before 8.1.2 allows remote authenticated users to inst37Monitor
- CVE-2015-6500Directory traversal vulnerability in ownCloud Server before 8.0.6 and 8.1.x before 8.1.1 allows remote authenticated users to list directory31Monitor
- CVE-2014-2056PHPDocX, as used in ownCloud Server before 5.0.15 and 6.0.x before 6.0.2, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, cause a denial of31Monitor
- CVE-2014-2055SabreDAV before 1.7.11, as used in ownCloud Server before 5.0.15 and 6.0.x before 6.0.2, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, ca31Monitor
- CVE-2012-4392index.php in ownCloud 4.0.7 does not properly validate the oc_token cookie, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a cra31Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Packagist:phpoffice/phpexcel | 1.8.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Noroxi analysis
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References
- owncloud.org/about/security/advisories/oC-SA-2014-006/
- github.com/PHPOffice/PHPExcel/blob/develop/changelog.txt
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.