ACTIVELY EXPLOITED3 sources verified·1 min read
By Lyrie Threat Intelligence·1/2/2024
CVE-2023-7101 added to CISA KEV: Spreadsheet::ParseExcel Spreadsheet::ParseExcel
Status: ✅ Confirmed exploited in the wild
Date added: 2024-01-02
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Due date: 2024-01-23
Why this matters
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.
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