PhpSpreadsheet: SSRF bypass via HTTP redirect in WEBSERVICE() domain whitelist

Summary

CVECVE-2026-59931
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitHub_M
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-07-28 18:17:22 UTC
Updated2026-07-28 19:17:39 UTC
DescriptionPhpSpreadsheet is a pure PHP library for reading and writing spreadsheet files. In versions 4.0.0 through 5.8.0, 3.3.0 through 3.10.6, 2.2.0 through 2.4.6, 2.0.0 through 2.1.17, and all releases up to and including 1.30.5, the WEBSERVICE() domain whitelist can be bypassed via an HTTP redirect (SSRF). In Calculation/Web/Service.php, the webService() method validates a URL's host against the whitelist set via Spreadsheet::setDomainWhiteList(), then fetches content with file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx); because PHP's HTTP stream wrapper follows 301/302 redirects automatically (up to 20 hops) and the redirect target is never re-validated, an attacker who can trigger a redirect from a whitelisted domain can reach arbitrary URLs, including internal addresses. An attacker able to upload XLSX files to an application that uses setDomainWhiteList() and getCalculatedValue() can achieve a full-read SSRF, returning up to 32,767 bytes of the response body as a cell's calculated value, which enables exfiltration of cloud metadata (AWS/GCP/Azure credentials via http://169.254.169.254/), access to internal-only services, and internal port scanning (the port is not validated). This issue has been fixed in versions 5.8.1, 3.10.7, 2.4.7, 2.1.18, and 1.30.6.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.7 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-918 | CWE-918 CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.7HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
3.1CNADECLARED7.7HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA PHPOffice PhpSpreadsheet affected >= 4.0.0, < 5.8.1 Not specified
CNA PHPOffice PhpSpreadsheet affected >= 3.3.0, < 3.10.7 Not specified
CNA PHPOffice PhpSpreadsheet affected >= 2.2.0, < 2.4.7 Not specified
CNA PHPOffice PhpSpreadsheet affected >= 2.0.0, < 2.1.18 Not specified
CNA PHPOffice PhpSpreadsheet affected < 1.30.6 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/releases/tag/2.1.18 [email protected] github.com
github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/security/advisories/GHSA-6hq5-7373-42rg 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 github.com
github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/releases/tag/1.30.6 [email protected] github.com
github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/commit/7ef7b25e8548a6ded79dac74e2e2c... [email protected] github.com
github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/releases/tag/5.8.1 [email protected] github.com
github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/releases/tag/2.4.7 [email protected] github.com
github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet/releases/tag/3.10.7 [email protected] github.com
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