CVE-2024-38734 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in SpreadsheetConverter Import Spreadsheets from Microsoft Excel allows Code Injection.This issue affects Import Spreadsheets from Microsoft Excel: from n/a through 10.1.4.

Published: 2024-07-12

Score: 9.1 Critical

EPSS: 1.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

SpreadsheetConverter

Import Spreadsheets from Microsoft Excel

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 10.1.4

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-37582	Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in SpreadsheetConverter Import Spreadsheets from Microsoft Excel allows Code Injection.This issue affects Import Spreadsheets from Microsoft Excel: from n/a through 10.1.4.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01224.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/import-spreadsheets-from-microsoft-excel/wordpress-import-spreadsheets-from-microsoft-excel-plugin-10-1-4-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

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Subscriptions

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2024-07-12T15:18:21.893Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:10:05.694Z

Reserved: 2024-06-19T11:16:45.897Z

Link: CVE-2024-38734

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T04:19:20.460Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2024-07-12T16:15:03.913

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2024-38734

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-434

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