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CVE-2026-114404: PHPPresentation 1.2.0 XSS via Writer\HTML Text Runs, Hyperlinks and Descriptions

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-10-21 · updated 2026-10-22
• Weakness: CWE-79

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.

Affected products

• PHPOffice PHPPresentation: from 1.2.0 through 1.2.0

References

• https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPPresentation
• https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPPresentation/blob/1.2.0/src/PhpPresentation/Writer/HTML.php#L307-L330
• https://hackmd.io/@leediay/multiple_vulnerable_phppresentation
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/phppresentation-1.2.0-xss-via-writer-html-text-runs-hyperlinks-and-descriptions

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