CVE-2023-7101
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V3.1EPSS Score
v2025.03.14There is a 90.0% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.
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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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Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
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CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: December 25, 2023, Modified: February 13, 2025