CVE-2023-7101

Vulnerability Description

Spreadsheet::ParseExcel version 0.65 is a Perl module used for parsing Excel files. Spreadsheet::ParseExcel is vulnerable to an arbitrary code execution (ACE) vulnerability due to passing unvalidated input from a file into a string-type “eval”. Specifically, the issue stems from the evaluation of Number format strings (not to be confused with printf-style format strings) within the Excel parsing logic.

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References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/29/4Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
• https://github.com/jmcnamara/spreadsheet-parseexcel/blob/c7298592e102a375d43150cProduct
• https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2023/MNDT-2023Third Party Advisory
• https://https://github.com/haile01/perl_spreadsheet_excel_rce_pocBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
• https://https://github.com/jmcnamara/spreadsheet-parseexcel/commit/bd3159277e745Broken LinkPatch
• https://https://metacpan.org/dist/Spreadsheet-ParseExcelBroken LinkProduct
• https://https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-7101Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00025.htmlMailing List
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]Broken LinkMailing List
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]Broken LinkMailing List
• https://security.metacpan.org/2024/02/10/vulnerable-spreadsheet-parsing-modules.Third Party Advisory
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/29/4Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
• https://github.com/jmcnamara/spreadsheet-parseexcel/blob/c7298592e102a375d43150cProduct
• https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2023/MNDT-2023Third Party Advisory
• https://https://github.com/haile01/perl_spreadsheet_excel_rce_pocBroken LinkThird Party Advisory