A vulnerability was found in PHPOffice PhpSpreadsheet up to 1.29.3/2.1.2/2.3.1/3.3.x and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function scan/findCharSet. The manipulation leads to xml external entity reference.

This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-47873. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.