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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.5

CVE-2024-23525 json

The Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX package before 0.30 for Perl allows XXE attacks because it neglects to use the no_xxe option of XML::Twig.

published 2024-01-17 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-21020

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX package before 0.30 for Perl allows XXE attacks because it neglects to use the no_xxe option of XML::Twig.

Patch / fix

  • tozt spreadsheet::parsexlsx 0.30
  • libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl Debian 12 0.27-3+deb12u2
  • libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl Debian 14, Debian 13 0.31-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2024-23525

  • libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 0.27-2+deb10u1build0.20.04.1
  • libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 0.27-2.1+deb11u2build0.22.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2024-23525

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • perl-Spreadsheet-ParseXLSX openSUSE Tumbleweed 0.310.0-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:13760-1

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
18 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • gist.github.com https://gist.github.com/phvietan/d1c95a88ab6e17047b0248d6bf9eac4a referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/18/4 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CNA 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

References

Sources

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