Spreadsheet::ParseExcel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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.
- Vendor
- Spreadsheet::ParseExcel
- Product
- Spreadsheet::ParseExcel
- CVSS
- 7.8
- EPSS (exploit probability)
- 16.8%
- Status
- kev
- CISA patch-by (BOD 22-01)
- Published
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.
Added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-01-02. Required action per CISA: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Due date: 2024-01-23.
This is an auto-synced KEV catalog record pending a full 0dayNews write-up — see CISA’s KEV catalog and the NVD record linked above for primary sources.