The Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX package before 0.30 for Perl allows XXE attacks because it…
Priority MEDIUM 62CWE-611Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-611 and the CVSS impact.
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00776 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-23525
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cxjh-j6f8-vrmf
References
Exploit 2
Other 4
- https://metacpan.org/release/NUDDLEGG/Spreadsheet-ParseXLSX-0.30/changes
- https://github.com/MichaelDaum/spreadsheet-parsexlsx/issues/10
- [debian-lts-announce] 20240127 [SECURITY] [DLA 3723-1] libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl security update
- https://security.metacpan.org/2024/02/10/vulnerable-spreadsheet-parsing-modules.html
More Tozt Spreadsheet vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-14945 The Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX package before 0.28 for Perl can encounter an out-of-memory… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-23525 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-23525 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cxjh-j6f8-vrmf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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