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Amazon Linux AMI : perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel (ALAS-2024-1905)

high Nessus Plugin ID 189394

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel installed on the remote host is prior to 0.5900-5.3. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS-2024-1905 advisory.

 Spreadsheet::ParseExcel version 0.65 is a Perl module used for parsing Excel files.
 Spreadsheet::ParseExcel 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. (CVE-2023-7101)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Run 'yum update perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2024-1905.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-7101.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 189394

File Name: ala_ALAS-2024-1905.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/23/2024

Updated: 12/11/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-7101

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:perl-spreadsheet-parseexcel

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/19/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/24/2023

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 1/23/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-7101