CVE-2024-7263

Code execution via case-mismatched plugin path

Published Aug 15, 2024 · Updated Aug 22, 2024

Path traversal in WPS Office for Windows 12.2.0.13110 through 12.2.0.17114 allows attackers to execute code via a crafted hyperlink. promecefpluginhost.exe rejects parameter names with a case-sensitive comparison, but ksojscore.dll later resolves CefPluginPathU8 case-insensitively and loads libcef.dll from the attacker-controlled path without validating its signature. Execution requires a user to click the link and, for the demonstrated path, access to an attacker-controlled library named libcef.dll on a local-network share.

CVSS severity9.3
Critical
EPSS probability0.39%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in WPS Office for Windows 12.2.0.13110 through 12.2.0.17114 allows attackers to execute code via a crafted hyperlink. promecefpluginhost.exe rejects parameter names with a case-sensitive comparison, but ksojscore.dll later resolves CefPluginPathU8 case-insensitively and loads libcef.dll from the attacker-controlled path without validating its signature. Execution requires a user to click the link and, for the demonstrated path, access to an attacker-controlled library named libcef.dll on a local-network share.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-7263
Published
Aug 15, 2024
Updated
Aug 22, 2024
Vendor
Kingsoft Office Software
Product
WPS Office
Classifications
CWE-22, CAPEC-17, T1204.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 15, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 22, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=12.2.0.13110 <12.2.0.17115 changes=[{"at":"12.1.0.17119","status":"unaffected"}]
  2. Affected versionversion=12.2.0.13110 <=12.2.0.17153

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Kingsoft Office Software · WPS Officeversion=12.2.0.13110 <12.2.0.17115 changes=[{"at":"12.1.0.17119","status":"unaffected"}]; version=12.2.0.13110 <=12.2.0.17153

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.3ESETCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CAPEC-17Using Malicious Files
T1204.001User Execution: Malicious Link

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