CVE-2023-7101
libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl - security update
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
⚠ KEVEPSS 55.7%
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.
How to fix CVE-2023-7101
To remediate CVE-2023-7101, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 0.6500-1.1+deb11u1 or later
- —upgrade to 0.6500-1+deb10u1 or later
- —upgrade to 0.6500-1.1+deb11u1 or later
Is CVE-2023-7101 being exploited?
Yes — CVE-2023-7101 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Patch immediately.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 0.6500-1.1+deb11u1
- from 0, < 0.6500-1+deb10u1
- from 0, < 0.6500-1.1+deb11u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |