CVE-2024-7263
Published: 15 August 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-7263 is a critical-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Kingsoft Wps Office. Its CVSS base score is 9.3 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked at the 36.6th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-48210
Vulnerability details
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.…
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Another parameter was not properly sanitized which leads to the execution of an arbitrary Windows library.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Validates pathnames and filenames to prevent traversal outside intended directories.