Arbitrary Code Execution (ACE) Vulnerability
Published Dec 24, 2023 ·Due Jan 23, 2024
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 19.11%
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.
Affected products
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- Version 0.65StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| Douglas Wilson | Spreadsheet::ParseExcel | affected |
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Configuration 1
- ≤ 0.65
Configuration 2
- 10.0
Configuration 3
- 38
- 39
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- Version 10StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
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- Version 38StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 39StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
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- Version 0.41StatusaffectedConstraints<=0.65
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||
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| Debian | Debian Linux | n/a |
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| Fedora Project | Fedora | n/a |
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| Jmcnamara | Spreadsheet\ | n/a |
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Vendor solution
Update to version 0.66
References (12)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/29/4 Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/jmcnamara/spreadsheet-parseexcel/blob/c7298592e102a375d43150cd002feed806557c15/lib/Spreadsheet/ParseExcel/Utility.pm#L171 Product
- https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2023/MNDT-2023-0019.md Third Party Advisory
- https://https://github.com/haile01/perl_spreadsheet_excel_rce_poc Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
- https://https://github.com/jmcnamara/spreadsheet-parseexcel/commit/bd3159277e745468e2c553417b35d5d7dc7405bc Broken LinkPatch
- https://https://metacpan.org/dist/Spreadsheet-ParseExcel Broken LinkProduct
- https://https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-7101 Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00025.html Mailing List
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IFEHKULQRVXHIV7XXK2RGD4VQN6Y4CV5/ Broken LinkMailing List
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M2FIWDHRYTAAQLGM6AFOZVM7AFZ4H2ZR/ Broken LinkMailing List
- https://security.metacpan.org/2024/02/10/vulnerable-spreadsheet-parsing-modules.html Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-7101 government-resourceUS Government Resource
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