CVE-2026-114404 PHPPresentation 1.2.0 XSS via Writer\HTML Text Runs, Hyperlinks and Descriptions
Medium 5.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-114404 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-114404 is a medium-severity vulnerability in PHPOffice PHPPresentation, published on 21 Oct 2026.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-114404 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: PHPOffice PHPPresentation. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-114404/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-114404/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-114404?
CVE-2026-114404 is a medium-severity vulnerability in PHPOffice PHPPresentation, published on 21 Oct 2026.
Official description
PHPOffice PHPPresentation 1.2.0 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the HTML writer that allows attackers who supply presentation content to inject script into generated HTML. Attackers can craft a PPTX with malicious text runs, hyperlink relationship targets, or shape descr attributes that are emitted unescaped, executing script in viewers' browsers.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-114404?
How do I fix CVE-2026-114404?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-114404 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-114404 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-114404 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9prg-2pw9-j2rf.