Use of Uninitialized Variable in WPS Office - CVE-2023-31275
Published: November 28, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU83530
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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
Vendor: Kingsoft Corp.
Affected software:
WPS Office
WPS Office
Detailed vulnerability 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-31275
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.