CVE-2023-7102
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 44.6% (pctl 99)
Patch early
EPSS 44.6% — above the 10% action threshold.
Description
Use of a Third Party library produced a vulnerability in Barracuda Networks Inc. Barracuda ESG Appliance which allowed Parameter Injection.This issue affected Barracuda ESG Appliance, from 5.1.3.001 through 9.2.1.001, until Barracuda removed the vulnerable logic.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 44.58% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-1104 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2023-12-24 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (10)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| barracuda | email security gateway 300 |
| barracuda | email security gateway 300 firmware |
| barracuda | email security gateway 400 |
| barracuda | email security gateway 400 firmware |
| barracuda | email security gateway 600 |
| barracuda | email security gateway 600 firmware |
| barracuda | email security gateway 800 |
| barracuda | email security gateway 800 firmware |
| barracuda | email security gateway 900 |
| barracuda | email security gateway 900 firmware |
References
- https://github.com/haile01/perl_spreadsheet_excel_rce_poc
- https://github.com/jmcnamara/spreadsheet-parseexcel/blob/c7298592e102a375d43150cd002feed806557c15/lib/Spreadsheet/ParseExcel/Utility.pm#L171
- https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2023/MNDT-2023-0019.md
- https://metacpan.org/dist/Spreadsheet-ParseExcel
- https://www.barracuda.com/company/legal/esg-vulnerability
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-7101
- https://github.com/haile01/perl_spreadsheet_excel_rce_poc
- https://github.com/jmcnamara/spreadsheet-parseexcel/blob/c7298592e102a375d43150cd002feed806557c15/lib/Spreadsheet/ParseExcel/Utility.pm#L171
- https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2023/MNDT-2023-0019.md
- https://metacpan.org/dist/Spreadsheet-ParseExcel
- https://www.barracuda.com/company/legal/esg-vulnerability
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-7101
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