{"id":"CVE-2023-7101","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.","modified":"2026-03-15T22:48:01.794334Z","published":"2023-12-24T22:15:07.983Z","related":["SUSE-SU-2024:0158-1","openSUSE-SU-2024:13558-1"],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/jmcnamara/spreadsheet-parseexcel/blob/c7298592e102a375d43150cd002feed806557c15/lib/Spreadsheet/ParseExcel/Utility.pm#L171"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://https://metacpan.org/dist/Spreadsheet-ParseExcel"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-7101"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://https://github.com/haile01/perl_spreadsheet_excel_rce_poc"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security.metacpan.org/2024/02/10/vulnerable-spreadsheet-parsing-modules.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2023/MNDT-2023-0019.md"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-7101"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://https://github.com/jmcnamara/spreadsheet-parseexcel/commit/bd3159277e745468e2c553417b35d5d7dc7405bc"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/29/4"},{"type":"ARTICLE","url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00025.html"},{"type":"ARTICLE","url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IFEHKULQRVXHIV7XXK2RGD4VQN6Y4CV5/"},{"type":"ARTICLE","url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M2FIWDHRYTAAQLGM6AFOZVM7AFZ4H2ZR/"}],"affected":[{"database_specific":{"unresolved_ranges":[{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"0.65"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"10.0"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"38"}]},{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"39"}]}],"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-7101.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}