# CVE-2023-7101: A Spreadsheet::ParseExcel bug is being used in attacks

Status: Being used now (CISA KEV, added 2024-01-02)
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## Agent prompt (read-only)
Read-only check, change nothing, send nothing anywhere.
Is Spreadsheet::ParseExcel Spreadsheet::ParseExcel (CVE-2023-7101) installed or running on this machine or in this project?
1. Find every copy and its version (apps, packages, containers, lockfiles).
2. Compare each version against the vendor's fixed version for CVE-2023-7101. Quote the vendor page you used.
3. Report a table: where, version, fixed version, status (exposed / fixed / not installed / unsure).
4. List the exact update steps, but do not run them.

## Official description
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.

## Sources
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7101
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7101

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