TYPO3-EXT-SA-2025-013: Vulnerability in bundled package in extension "Base Excel" (base_excel)

Categories: Development Created by Torben Hansen
It has been discovered that the extension "Base Excel" (base_excel) bundles a vulnerable version of “phpoffice/phpspreadsheet“ which is susceptible to Server-Side Request Forgery.

Problem Description

The TER extension bundles the PHP package “phpoffice/phpspreadsheet”, which is affected by a Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability.

Solution

An updated version 5.1.0 is available from the TYPO3 extension manager, packagist and at
https://extensions.typo3.org/extension/download/base_excel/5.1.0/zip

Users of the extension are advised to update the extension as soon as possible.

Credits

Thanks to Franz Holzinger  for providing an updated version of the extension.

General Advice

Follow the recommendations that are given in the TYPO3 Security Guide. Please subscribe to the typo3-announce mailing list.