CVE-2024-23525
Publication date 18 January 2024
Last updated 26 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl | 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed 0.27-2.1+deb11u2build0.22.04.1
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 0.27-2+deb10u1build0.20.04.1
|
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored end of standard support | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support |
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
6.5 · Medium
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-6769-1
- Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX vulnerabilities
- 9 May 2024
Other references
- https://gist.github.com/phvietan/d1c95a88ab6e17047b0248d6bf9eac4a
- https://github.com/MichaelDaum/spreadsheet-parsexlsx/issues/10
- https://github.com/MichaelDaum/spreadsheet-parsexlsx/commit/1d55f90caf433c7442e5be21a1849af2b5522ffe (0.30)
- https://metacpan.org/release/NUDDLEGG/Spreadsheet-ParseXLSX-0.30/changes
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/18/4
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-23525