# CVE-2023-32548: Command injection in WPS Office

> A remote attacker can execute arbitrary OS commands via a man-in-the-middle attack on WPS Office, requiring user interaction to connect to a malicious server.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 3 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-56h8-x88r-8v4x

## What is CVE-2023-32548?

CVE-2023-32548 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in KINGSOFT JAPAN, INC. WPS Office, published on 13 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

OS command injection vulnerability exists in WPS Office version 10.8.0.6186. If a remote attacker who can conduct a man-in-the-middle attack connects the product to a malicious server and sends a specially crafted data, an arbitrary OS command may be executed on the system where the product is installed.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-32548?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Kingsoft Wps Office.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-32548?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-32548 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-32548 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32548 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in KINGSOFT JAPAN, INC. WPS Office

- [CVE-2024-7262](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7262/): Kingsoft WPS Office Path Traversal (critical 9.3, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-7263](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7263/): Arbitrary Code Execution in WPS Office (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2023-31275](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31275/): Memory corruption in WPS Office (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-25969](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25969/): Other in The installer of WPS Office (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-26081](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26081/): Other in The installer of WPS Office (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-32548 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-32548 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in KINGSOFT JAPAN, INC. WPS Office, published on 13 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32548 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: KINGSOFT JAPAN, INC. WPS Office. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32548/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32548/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32548
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32548
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-32548

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32548/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.