# CVE-2024-35205: Path traversal in n/a

> An attacker can exploit path traversal in WPS Office for Android to overwrite native libraries, enabling arbitrary command execution under the application's identity.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 May 2024
- **Updated:** 13 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x9q5-g839-f63f

## What is CVE-2024-35205?

CVE-2024-35205 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The WPS Office (aka cn.wps.moffice_eng) application before 17.0.0 for Android fails to properly sanitize file names before processing them through external application interactions, leading to a form of path traversal. This potentially enables any application to dispatch a crafted library file, aiming to overwrite an existing native library utilized by WPS Office. Successful exploitation could result in the execution of arbitrary commands under the guise of WPS Office's application ID.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-35205?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-35205?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-35205 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-35205 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-35205 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Android - Dirty Stream exploit for MI-File Explorer V1-210567 version. CVE-2024-35205 (github_poc): https://github.com/cyb3r-w0lf/Dirty_Stream-Android-POC

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-35205 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-35205 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-35205 exists.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2024-35205/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-35205/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-35205
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35205
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-35205

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-35205/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.