CVE-2023-7101: Spreadsheet::ParseExcel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
First published: Sun Dec 24 2023(Updated: )
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.
Credit: mandiant-cve@google.com mandiant-cve@google.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Google Chrome | =120.0.6099.129/130 | |
| Spreadsheet::ParseExcel Spreadsheet::ParseExcel | =0.65 | |
| Spreadsheet::ParseExcel Spreadsheet::ParseExcel | ||
| debian/libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl | <=0.6500-1 | 0.6500-1+deb10u1 0.6500-1.1+deb11u1 0.6500-4~deb12u1 0.6600-1 |
| ubuntu/libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl | <0.6500-1ubuntu0.18.04.1~ | 0.6500-1ubuntu0.18.04.1~ |
| ubuntu/libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl | <0.6500-1ubuntu0.20.04.1 | 0.6500-1ubuntu0.20.04.1 |
| ubuntu/libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl | <0.6500-1.1ubuntu0.1 | 0.6500-1.1ubuntu0.1 |
| ubuntu/libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl | <0.5800-1ubuntu0.1~ | 0.5800-1ubuntu0.1~ |
| ubuntu/libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl | <0.6500-4 | 0.6500-4 |
| ubuntu/libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl | <0.6500-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~ | 0.6500-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~ |
| Jmcnamara Spreadsheet\ | <=0.65 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =10.0 | |
| Fedoraproject Fedora | =38 | |
| Fedoraproject Fedora | =39 | |
| <=0.65 | ||
| =10.0 | ||
| =38 | ||
| =39 |
Remedy
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Remedy
Update to version 0.66
Remedy
https://github.com/jmcnamara/spreadsheet-parseexcel/commit/bd3159277e745468e2c553417b35d5d7dc7405bc
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Reference Links
- https://metacpan.org/dist/Spreadsheet-ParseExcel
- https://www.barracuda.com/company/legal/esg-vulnerability
- https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2023/MNDT-2023-0019.md
- https://https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-7101
- https://https://metacpan.org/dist/Spreadsheet-ParseExcel
- https://https://github.com/haile01/perl_spreadsheet_excel_rce_poc
- https://github.com/jmcnamara/spreadsheet-parseexcel/blob/c7298592e102a375d43150cd002feed806557c15/lib/Spreadsheet/ParseExcel/Utility.pm#L171
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/29/4
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00025.html
- https://https://github.com/jmcnamara/spreadsheet-parseexcel/commit/bd3159277e745468e2c553417b35d5d7dc7405bc
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IFEHKULQRVXHIV7XXK2RGD4VQN6Y4CV5/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M2FIWDHRYTAAQLGM6AFOZVM7AFZ4H2ZR/
- https://security.metacpan.org/2024/02/10/vulnerable-spreadsheet-parsing-modules.html
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2023-7101
- https://github.com/haile01/perl_spreadsheet_excel_rce_poc
- https://github.com/runrig/spreadsheet-parseexcel/issues/33
- https://github.com/jmcnamara/spreadsheet-parseexcel/commit/bd3159277e745468e2c553417b35d5d7dc7405bc
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-7101
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-7101
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6781-1
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7101
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-7101
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