Kingsoft WPS Office up to 12.2.0.13489 on Windows Hyperlink promecefpluginhost.exe path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in Kingsoft WPS Office up to 12.2.0.13489 on Windows. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the file promecefpluginhost.exe of the component Hyperlink Handler. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-7262. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Kingsoft WPS Office up to 12.2.0.13489 on Windows. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the file promecefpluginhost.exe of the component Hyperlink Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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

The weakness was released by Romain Dumont. The advisory is shared at wps.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-7262 since 07/30/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

It is declared as attacked. The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 09/03/2024 with a due date of 09/24/2024:

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Zero-Day.cz (906). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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• Office Suite Software

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• Kingsoft

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• WPS Office

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• 12.2.0.13489

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