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Critical · 9.8 CVE-2022-23640 EUVD-2022-1590GHSA-xvm2-9xvc-hx7f

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Excel-Streaming-Reader

Published Mar 2, 2022 · Updated Apr 23, 2025 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Excel-Streaming-Reader is an easy-to-use implementation of a streaming Excel reader using Apache POI. Prior to xlsx-streamer 2.1.0, the XML parser that was used did apply all the necessary settings to prevent XML Entity Expansion issues. Upgrade to version 2.1.0 to receive a patch. There is no known workaround.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
monitorjbl excel-streaming-reader < 2.1.0 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Maven com.monitorjbl:xlsx-streamer < 2.1.0 2.1.0 GHSA-xvm2-9xvc-hx7f

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