CVE-2023-7101

unknown KEV

Published 2024-01-02 · Modified 2024-01-02

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

2.5

Description

Spreadsheet::ParseExcel contains a remote code execution 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 within the Excel parsing logic.

CISA KEV

Vendor: Spreadsheet::ParseExcel
Product: Spreadsheet::ParseExcel
Due date: 2024-01-23

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

99%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

{Vendor advisory: cisa-kev — This vulnerability affects a common open-source component, third-party library, or a protocol used by different products. Please check with specific vendors for information on patching status. For more information, please see: https://metacpan.org/dist/Spreadsheet-ParseExcel and Barracuda's specific implementation and fix for their downstream issue CVE-2023-7102 at https://www.barracuda.com/company/legal/esg-vulnerability; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7101}

Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Metasploit modules

exploit_linux/smtp/barracuda_esg_spreadsheet_rce rank 600

Barracuda ESG Spreadsheet::ParseExcel Arbitrary Code Execution

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OS impact

SUSE Affected 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
—	Affected	—

Debian Fixed 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`0.6500-4`
sid	Fixed	`0.6500-4`
forky	Fixed	`0.6500-4`
bullseye	Fixed	`0.6500-1.1+deb11u1`
bookworm	Fixed	`0.6500-4~deb12u1`

References

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.