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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barracuda Networks | Barracuda ESG Appliance | 5.1.3.001 – ≤ 9.2.1.001 | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 1 module
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Barracuda ESG Spreadsheet::ParseExcel Arbitrary Code Execution
exploit/linux/smtp/barracuda_esg_spreadsheet_rce
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2023-3222 Barracuda Networks Email Security Gateway: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Codeausführung BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Dec 26, 2023
References
- https://www.barracuda.com/company/legal/esg-vulnerability
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-7101
- https://metacpan.org/dist/Spreadsheet-ParseExcel
- 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