CVE-2023-7102
Remote Code Execution (RCE) Vulnerability
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.8
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-7102- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1104
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Remote Code Execution (RCE) Vulnerability
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-7102- Weakness
- CWE-1104
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-59286 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2023-59286- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ccqc-vx6w-76x6
9.8
Use of a Third Party library produced a vulnerability in Barracuda Networks Inc. Barracuda ESG...
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.
- Record
GHSA-ccqc-vx6w-76x6- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1104
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | Barracuda ESG Spreadsheet::ParseExcel Arbitrary Code Execution | 2023-12-24 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-7102 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Barracuda Networks Inc. Esg Appliance, published December 24, 2023. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 44.6%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
barracuda.com/company/legal/esg-vulnerability
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-7101
metacpan.org/dist/Spreadsheet-ParseExcel
github.com/haile01/perl_spreadsheet_excel_rce_poc
github.com/jmcnamara/spreadsheet-parseexcel/blob/c7298592e102a375d43150cd002feed806557c15/lib/Spreadsheet/ParseExcel/Utility.pm
github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2023/MNDT-2023-0019.md
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7102
github.com/advisories/GHSA-ccqc-vx6w-76x6