CVE-2023-7101

CVSS V2 None CVSS V3 None

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.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2023-7101

Assigner
Mandiant

Vulnerability Status
PUBLISHED

Published Version
2023-12-24T21:34:46.527Z

Last Modified Date
2024-01-03T16:54:52.650Z

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-95	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/95.html

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2023/MNDT-2023-0019.md
https://https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-7101
https://https://metacpan.org/dist/Spreadsheet-ParseExcel
https://https://github.com/haile01/perl_spreadsheet_excel_rce_poc
https://github.com/jmcnamara/spreadsheet-parseexcel/blob/c7298592e102a375d43150cd002feed806557c15/lib/Spreadsheet/ParseExcel/Utility.pm#L171
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/29/4
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00025.html
https://https://github.com/jmcnamara/spreadsheet-parseexcel/commit/bd3159277e745468e2c553417b35d5d7dc7405bc
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IFEHKULQRVXHIV7XXK2RGD4VQN6Y4CV5/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M2FIWDHRYTAAQLGM6AFOZVM7AFZ4H2ZR/
https://security.metacpan.org/2024/02/10/vulnerable-spreadsheet-parsing-modules.html

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7101
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-7101

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2024-06-25 03:00:14				Added to TrackCVE