CVE-2018-14065
PHPOffice Common Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
XMLReader.php in PHPOffice Common before 0.2.9 allows XXE.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
XMLReader.php in PHPOffice Common before 0.2.9 allows XXE.
- Record
CVE-2018-14065- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
XMLReader.php in PHPOffice Common before 0.2.9 allows XXE.
- Record
CVE-2018-14065- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-1937 No score
XMLReader.php in PHPOffice Common before 0.2.9 allows XXE.
- Record
EUVD-2022-1937- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2853-hf2g-9843
PHPOffice Common Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
XMLReader.php in PHPOffice Common before 0.2.9 allows XXE.
- Record
GHSA-2853-hf2g-9843- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
XMLReader.php in PHPOffice Common before 0.2.9 allows XXE.
- Record
CVE-2018-14065- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-2853-hf2g-9843
PHPOffice Common Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
XMLReader.php in PHPOffice Common before 0.2.9 allows XXE.
- Record
GHSA-2853-hf2g-9843- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
phpoffice/commonPackagist |
before 0.2.9 | 0.2.9 |
phpoffice/commonPackagist |
before 0.2.9, plus listed versions 0.10.1.10.2.00.2.10.2.2 Show 5 moreShow less0.2.30.2.50.2.70.2.8v0.2.6 |
0.2.9 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-14065 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Phpoffice Project Common, published July 15, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.18%, the 82nd percentile. Fixed in phpoffice/common 0.2.9.