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CVE-2023-7101

HIGH
Published 2023-12-24T21:34:46.527Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
7.8
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.900
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 90.0% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.995
Higher than 99.5% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

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.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

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Affected Products

Known Exploited Vulnerability

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Remediation Status

Overdue

Due Date

January 23, 2024

Added to KEV

January 2, 2024

Required Action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Affected Product

Vendor/Project: Spreadsheet::ParseExcel
Product: Spreadsheet::ParseExcel

Ransomware Risk

Known Ransomware Use
KEV Catalog Version: 2025.01.24 Released: January 24, 2025

GitHub Security Advisories

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⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-3c85-mx4x-435c

Advisory Details

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.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: December 25, 2023, Modified: February 13, 2025

References

Published: 2023-12-24T21:34:46.527Z
Last Modified: 2025-02-13T17:27:02.919Z
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