Code Injection in WPS Office - CVE-2022-24934

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Code Injection in WPS Office - CVE-2022-24934

Published: March 29, 2022 / Updated: March 31, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU61686
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24934
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vendor: Kingsoft Corp.
Affected software:
WPS Office

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in wpsupdater.exe. A remote attacker can modify HKEY_CURRENT_USER in the registry and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-24934

Install updates from vendor's website.

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