RSEC-2023-9
Arbitrary Code Execution (ACE) Vulnerability
Published May 16, 2025 · updated May 19, 2025
Bundled Perl script Spreadsheet::ParseExcel version 0.65 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. Fixed with the depreation of Excel-related functionality from gdata version 3.0.0 -- upgrading advised.
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May 16, 2025 · OSV.dev
Detected
Bundled Perl script Spreadsheet::ParseExcel version 0.65 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. Fixed with the depreation of Excel-related fu
May 19, 2025 · OSV.dev
Fix available
gdata fixed in 3.0.0
May 19, 2025 · OSV.dev
Fix available
gdata fixed in 3.0.0
May 19, 2025 · OSV.dev
Updated
Bundled Perl script Spreadsheet::ParseExcel version 0.65 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. Fixed with the depreation of Excel-related fu
Affected
- CRAN gdata2.16.1 → 3.0.0