CVE-2023-5130
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Delta Electronics WPLSoft. An anonymous attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user to open a specially crafted DVP file to achieve code execution.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA buffer overflow vulnerability in Delta Electronics WPLSoft allows code execution when a user opens a specially crafted DVP project file. The vulnerability requires user interaction (opening the malicious file) but can result in arbitrary code execution on the affected system.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 2.42.11CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify WPLSoft installationSearch for WPLSoft in Program Files (typically C:\Delta\WPLSoft or C:\Program Files\WPLSoft) or check Windows Registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall for WPLSoft entryAffected if WPLSoft is installed on the system
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Identify installed WPLSoft versionLocate the WPLSoft executable (usually wplsoft.exe) and right-click to view Properties, then check the Details tab for File Version; alternatively, check the Uninstall registry key for the DisplayVersion valueAffected if Installed version equals exactly 2.42.11
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Confirm DVP file associationCheck if .dvp file extension is associated with WPLSoft by right-clicking any .dvp file in Windows Explorer and viewing 'Opens with' or checking HKEY_CLASS_ROOT\.dvp in Windows RegistryAffected if DVP files are associated with WPLSoft, enabling the vulnerable file parsing code
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Check for recent DVP file processing activityReview Windows Event Logs under Security and Application logs for recent instances of wplsoft.exe being launched with DVP files as arguments, or check browser/email client download history for .dvp file downloadsAffected if Users have recently opened or received DVP files that could have been specially crafted malicious files
You are affected if WPLSoft version 2.42.11 is installed and DVP file handling is enabled, as the buffer overflow triggers when users open malicious DVP project files.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor patch from Delta Electronics when available; until then, implement compensating controls such as restricting DVP file attachments, disabling file preview in email clients, and training users not to open untrusted DVP files.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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