Vulnerability in Kingsoft Wps Office
CVE-2022-25943
The installer of WPS Office for Windows versions prior to v11.2.0.10258 fails to configure properly the ACL for the directory where the service program is installed.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (52.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 52.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Kingsoft Wps Office
- Wps Office Software For Windows — versions versions prior to v11.2.0.10258
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wps.com/whatsnew/pc/20210806/ (Product)
- jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU90673830/ (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- github.com/HadiMed/KINGSOFT-WPS-Office-LPE (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-25943?
- CVE-2022-25943 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kingsoft Wps Office, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-03-09.
- How severe is CVE-2022-25943?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-25943 known to be exploited?
- 16 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.