Is CVE-2023-7101 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. CVE-2023-7101 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2024-01-02.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-7101?

CVE-2023-7101 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-7101?

CVE-2023-7101 has an EPSS score of 16.83% (97th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-7101?

Upgrade libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl on debian 11 to 0.6500-1.1+deb11u1 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-7101

HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 97th pctl

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-95 CWE-94Code Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perlDebian

Fixed in:0.6500-1.1+deb11u1CVE-2023-7101

Fixed in:0.6500-4~deb12u1CVE-2023-7101

Fixed in:0.6500-4CVE-2023-7101

libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perlUbuntu

Fixed in:0.5800-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-6781-1

Fixed in:0.6500-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1USN-6781-1

Fixed in:0.6500-1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1USN-6781-1

Fixed in:0.6500-1ubuntu0.20.04.1USN-6781-1

Fixed in:0.6500-1.1ubuntu0.1USN-6781-1

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

16.83%probability of exploitation in 30 days

97thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

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.

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Remediation due: 2024-01-23

References

Patch2

Third-Party Advisory4

Government Resource1

cisa.gov

Mailing List3

Product2

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