Vulnerability · Published Jan 17, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-23525
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity XML external entity in the libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 56% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 44.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX package before 0.30 for Perl allows XXE attacks because it neglects to use the no_xxe option of XML::Twig.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl | 0.27-3+deb12u2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-23525 |
| Debian:13 | libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl | 0.31-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-23525 |
| Debian:14 | libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl | 0.31-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-23525 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl | 0.27-2.1+deb11u2build0.22.04.1 | USN-6769-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl | 0.27-2.1+deb11u2build0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-23525 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-611 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
- https://metacpan.org/release/NUDDLEGG/Spreadsheet-ParseXLSX-0.30/changes
- https://gist.github.com/phvietan/d1c95a88ab6e17047b0248d6bf9eac4a
- https://github.com/MichaelDaum/spreadsheet-parsexlsx/issues/10
- [oss-security] 20240118 CVE-2024-23525: Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX for Perl is vulnerable to XXE attacks mailing-list
- [debian-lts-announce] 20240127 [SECURITY] [DLA 3723-1] libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl security update mailing-list
- https://security.metacpan.org/2024/02/10/vulnerable-spreadsheet-parsing-modules.html