CVE-2023-7101 (Spreadsheet::ParseExcel Spreadsheet::ParseExcel) is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog since 2024-01-02. Spreadsheet::ParseExcel contains a remote code execution vulnerability due to passing unvalidated input from… See the required fix, due date and advisories.
CVE-2023-7101 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added 2024-01-02. 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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