Vulnerability CVE-2023-7101: Information

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.

Severity: HIGH (7.8) Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7101
Published: Dec. 25, 2023
Modified: May 5, 2024
Error type identifier: CWE-94

Fixed packages

Package name
Branch
Fixed in version
Version from repository
Errata ID
Task #
State
perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcelsisyphus0.66-alt10.66-alt1ALT-PU-2024-7687-1337637Fixed
perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcelp100.66-alt10.66-alt1ALT-PU-2024-7689-3347856Fixed
perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcelp10_e2k0.66-alt10.66-alt1ALT-PU-2024-7840-1-Fixed
perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcelc9f20.66-alt10.66-alt1ALT-PU-2024-7717-2347918Fixed
perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcelp110.66-alt10.66-alt1ALT-PU-2024-7687-1337637Fixed

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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

      1. Configuration 1

        cpe:2.3:a:jmcnamara:spreadsheet\:\:parseexcel:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
        End including
        0.65

        Configuration 2

        cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

        Configuration 3

        cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
        cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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