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Public proof of concept

CVE-2023-29887

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2023-04-18
  • WeaknessCWE-22

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Description

A Local File inclusion vulnerability in test.php in spreadsheet-reader 0.5.11 allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files via the File parameter.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-04-1820:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
Nuovo spreadsheet-reader
BranchAffectedFixed in
0.5= 0.5.11no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2023-04-18
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-wm5m-fm4f-gj68

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-29887?

A Local File inclusion vulnerability in test.php in spreadsheet-reader 0.5.11 allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files via the File parameter.

Is CVE-2023-29887 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2023-29887, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-29887?

CVE-2023-29887 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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