Bug 1218414 (CVE-2023-7101)

Summary:	VUL-0: CVE-2023-7101: perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel: unvalidated input can lead to arbitrary code execution vulnerability
Product:	[Novell Products] SUSE Security Incidents	Reporter:	SMASH SMASH <smash_bz>
Component:	Incidents	Assignee:	Security Team bot <security-team>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED	QA Contact:	Security Team bot <security-team>
Severity:	Major
Priority:	P3 - Medium	CC:	andrea.mattiazzo, pmonrealgonzalez
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	Other
OS:	Other
URL:	https://smash.suse.de/issue/389289/
Whiteboard:	CVSSv3.1:SUSE:CVE-2023-7101:7.3:(AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Found By:	Security Response Team	Services Priority:
Business Priority:		Blocker:	---
Marketing QA Status:	---	IT Deployment:	---

Description SMASH SMASH 2023-12-27 13:08:35 UTC

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. 

References:
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2023-7101
https://github.com/haile01/perl_spreadsheet_excel_rce_poc/tree/main?tab=readme-ov-file
https://github.com/jmcnamara/spreadsheet-parseexcel/blob/c7298592e102a375d43150cd002feed806557c15/lib/Spreadsheet/ParseExcel/Utility.pm#L171

Comment 3 Pedro Monreal Gonzalez 2024-01-02 15:11:49 UTC

Factory submission: https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/1136203

Comment 4 Pedro Monreal Gonzalez 2024-01-02 15:28:35 UTC

I'll submit the new version to ALP once its accepted in Factory.

Comment 5 Pedro Monreal Gonzalez 2024-01-04 17:11:41 UTC

ALP submission: https://build.suse.de/request/show/316819

Comment 7 OBSbugzilla Bot 2024-01-04 17:35:00 UTC

This is an autogenerated message for OBS integration:
This bug (1218414) was mentioned in
https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/1136878 Factory / perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel

Comment 8 Maintenance Automation 2024-01-18 20:30:18 UTC

SUSE-SU-2024:0158-1: An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Category: security (important)
Bug References: 1218414
CVE References: CVE-2023-7101
Sources used:
openSUSE Leap 15.5 (src): perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel-0.65-150000.3.3.1
Basesystem Module 15-SP5 (src): perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel-0.65-150000.3.3.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1 (src): perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel-0.65-150000.3.3.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2 (src): perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel-0.65-150000.3.3.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP3 (src): perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel-0.65-150000.3.3.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3 (src): perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel-0.65-150000.3.3.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 (src): perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel-0.65-150000.3.3.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 (src): perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel-0.65-150000.3.3.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 (src): perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel-0.65-150000.3.3.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4 (src): perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel-0.65-150000.3.3.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1 (src): perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel-0.65-150000.3.3.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2 (src): perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel-0.65-150000.3.3.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS 15-SP3 (src): perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel-0.65-150000.3.3.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4 (src): perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel-0.65-150000.3.3.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 (src): perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel-0.65-150000.3.3.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 (src): perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel-0.65-150000.3.3.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 (src): perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel-0.65-150000.3.3.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 (src): perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel-0.65-150000.3.3.1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 (src): perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel-0.65-150000.3.3.1
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 (src): perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel-0.65-150000.3.3.1
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 (src): perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel-0.65-150000.3.3.1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 (src): perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel-0.65-150000.3.3.1
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 (src): perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel-0.65-150000.3.3.1

NOTE: This line indicates an update has been released for the listed product(s). At times this might be only a partial fix. If you have questions please reach out to maintenance coordination.

Comment 9 Andrea Mattiazzo 2024-05-17 08:03:09 UTC

All done, closing.