CVE-2024-7262 Kingsoft WPS Office Path Traversal
Attackers can execute arbitrary code via a deceptive spreadsheet due to improper path validation in WPS Office on Windows.
- Exploited in the wild
- Since 3 Sep 2024
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-7262?
CVE-2024-7262 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Kingsoft WPS Office, published on 15 Aug 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
Improper path validation in promecefpluginhost.exe in Kingsoft WPS Office version ranging from 12.2.0.13110 to 12.2.0.16412 (exclusive) on Windows allows an attacker to load an arbitrary Windows library. The vulnerability was found weaponized as a single-click exploit in the form of a deceptive spreadsheet document
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7262?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kingsoft Wps Office.
How do I fix CVE-2024-7262?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7262 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 24 Sep 2024.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2024-7262 being exploited?
Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2024-7262 in the wild since at least 3 Sep 2024.
Other vulnerabilities in Kingsoft WPS Office
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p736-fp6q-qr5j.