CVE-2023-31275 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2023-11-27

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

WPS

WPS Office

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`11.2.0.11537`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:kingsoft:wps_office:11.2.0.11537:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-35589	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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00967.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1748
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1748

History

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 20:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1748

Subscriptions

Kingsoft Wps Office

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: talos

Published: 2023-11-27T15:34:38.413Z

Updated: 2026-02-25T17:20:07.853Z

Reserved: 2023-05-08T16:03:16.914Z

Link: CVE-2023-31275

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-11-27T16:15:07.417

Modified: 2025-11-04T20:16:27.240

Link: CVE-2023-31275

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

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