CVE-2024-23525: The Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX package before 0.30 for Perl allows XXE attacks because it neglects to use the no_xxe option of XML::Twig.
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.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2024-23525
Affected Products
Vendor: n/a
Product: n/a
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.12% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 32.2% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-06-03 (when was this score calculated)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC)
SSVC Exploitation: poc
SSVC Technical Impact: partial
SSVC Automatable: false
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23525https://metacpan.org/release/NUDDLEGG/Spreadsheet-ParseXLSX-0.30/changes
https://gist.github.com/phvietan/d1c95a88ab6e17047b0248d6bf9eac4a
https://github.com/MichaelDaum/spreadsheet-parsexlsx/issues/10
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/18/4
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00018.html
https://security.metacpan.org/2024/02/10/vulnerable-spreadsheet-parsing-modules.html