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CVE-2022-51025 (GCVE-0-2022-51025)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-10-22 10:57 – Updated: 2026-10-23 21:15 X_Known Exploited VulnerabilityTitle
Penta Security WAPPLES 4.0.54.1 / 5.0 / 6.0 Path Traversal via /webapi/file/transfer
Summary
Penta Security WAPPLES 4.0.54.1, 5.0, and 6.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to download arbitrary files via the name parameter of /webapi/file/transfer. Attackers can send GET requests with type=db_backup and ../ sequences in name to read files like /etc/passwd, and a hardcoded systemi account makes authentication effectively trivial. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-19.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-23 18:00 UTC
CWE
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://medium.com/@_sadshade/wapples-web-applica… | technical-descriptionexploit |
| https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templa… | technical-description |
| https://www.pentasecurity.com/product/wapples/ | product |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/penta-securi… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penta Security Systems | WAPPLES |
Affected:
4.0.54.1
(custom)
Affected: 5.0 (custom) Affected: 6.0 (custom) cpe:2.3:a:pentasecurity:wapples:4.0.54.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:pentasecurity:wapples:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:pentasecurity:wapples:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Date Public
2022-09-12 00:00
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CVE-2022-51025 (GCVE-0-2022-51025)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-22 10:57 – Updated: 2026-10-23 21:15 X_Known Exploited VulnerabilityTitle
Penta Security WAPPLES 4.0.54.1 / 5.0 / 6.0 Path Traversal via /webapi/file/transfer
Summary
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SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-23 18:00 UTC
CWE
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
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|---|---|
| https://medium.com/@_sadshade/wapples-web-applica… | technical-descriptionexploit |
| https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templa… | technical-description |
| https://www.pentasecurity.com/product/wapples/ | product |
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| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penta Security Systems | WAPPLES |
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4.0.54.1
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Date Public
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