CVE-2023-31275 (GCVE-0-2023-31275)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-27 15:34 – Updated: 2025-11-04 19:16
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Summary
An uninitialized pointer use vulnerability exists in the functionality of WPS Office 11.2.0.11537 that handles Data elements in an Excel file. A specially crafted malformed file can lead to remote code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-457 - Use of Uninitialized Variable
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
WPS WPS Office Affected: 11.2.0.11537
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Credits
Discovered by Marcin 'Icewall' Noga of Cisco Talos.
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