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SCA: security update for shuchkin/simplexlsx (GHSA-x6mh-rjwm-8ph7)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 420336

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - SimpleXLSX is software for parsing and retrieving data from Excel XLSx files. Starting in version 1.0.12
 and prior to version 1.1.12, when calling the extended toHTMLEx method, it is possible to execute
 arbitrary JavaScript code. Version 1.1.12 fixes the issue. As a workaround, don't use direct publication
 via toHTMLEx. (CVE-2024-55878)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x6mh-rjwm-8ph7

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 420336

Version: Revision 1.8

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.3

Percentile: 51.01

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-55878

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/12/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/12/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-55878

cwe: CWE-79