CVE-2023-7101 – Spreadsheet::ParseExcel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2023-7101

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. Spreadsheet::ParseExcel version 0.65 es un módulo Perl utilizado para analizar archivos Excel. Spreadsheet::ParseExcel es afectado por una vulnerabilidad de ejecución de código arbitrario (ACE) debido a que se pasa una entrada no validada de un archivo a una "evaluación" de tipo cadena. • http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/29/4 https://github.com/jmcnamara/spreadsheet-parseexcel/blob/c7298592e102a375d43150cd002feed806557c15/lib/Spreadsheet/ParseExcel/Utility.pm#L171 https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2023/MNDT-2023-0019.md https://https://github.com/haile01/perl_spreadsheet_excel_rce_poc https://https://github.com/jmcnamara/spreadsheet-parseexcel/commit/bd3159277e745468e2c553417b35d5d7dc7405bc https://https://metacpan.org/dist/Spreadsheet-ParseExcel https: • CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') CWE-95: Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection') •