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CVE-2024-23525

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2024-23525 is a medium-severity XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability affecting the Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX package for Perl, specifically impacting the "tozt spreadsheet" product. It arises from the package's failure to properly configure XML::Twig to prevent XXE attacks. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to high confidentiality impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 0.30CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:tozt:spreadsheet\:\:parsexlsx:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.78%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
52.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0078 is in the 59th percentile among its peer group of 26,234 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

gist.github.com / phvietan/d1c95a88ab6e17047b0248d6bf9eac4a
ExploitThird Party Advisory
github.com / MichaelDaum/spreadsheet-parsexlsx/issues/10
Issue Tracking
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00018.html
metacpan.org / release/NUDDLEGG/Spreadsheet-ParseXLSX-0.30/changes
Release Notes
security.metacpan.org / 2024/02/10/vulnerable-spreadsheet-parsing-modules.html
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2024/01/18/4
ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory