CVE-2024-7263

Arbitrary Code Execution in WPS Office

State: Published
Severity: 9.3 Critical
Published: Aug 15, 2024
Updated: Aug 22, 2024
Reserved: Jul 30, 2024

Description

Improper path validation in promecefpluginhost.exe in Kingsoft WPS Office version ranging from 12.2.0.13110 to 12.2.0.17115 (exclusive) on Windows allows an attacker to load an arbitrary Windows library. The patch released in version 12.1.0.17119 to mitigate CVE-2024-7262 was not restrictive enough. Another parameter was not properly sanitized which leads to the execution of an arbitrary Windows library.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
4.0	9.3 Critical	CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:N	ESET

Weaknesses

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

Affected Products

Product	Versions
WPS OfficeKingsoft	12.2.0.13110 to before 12.2.0.17115Affectedfrom 12.1.0.17119Not affected

References

https://www.wps.com/whatsnew/pc/20240422/

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