Use of Uninitialized Variable in WPS Office - CVE-2023-31275

 

Use of Uninitialized Variable in WPS Office - CVE-2023-31275

Published: November 28, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU83530
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-31275
CWE-ID: CWE-457
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
WPS Office
Software vendor:
Kingsoft Corp.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to uninitialized pointer use in the functionality that handles Data elements in an Excel file. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted file and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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