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TI-2022-26713 Aliases CVE-2022-51025GHSA-5wwc-x9f3-f86v

Path traversal in Penta Security WAPPLES lets attackers read files

Priority MEDIUM 64CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Penta Security WAPPLES 4.0.54.1, 5.0 and 6.0 contains a path traversal flaw (CWE-22) in the name parameter of /webapi/file/transfer. An authenticated remote attacker can download arbitrary files from the server, and a hardcoded system account makes authentication effectively trivial. A public exploit is linked in the references, and the Shadowserver Foundation first observed exploitation on 2023-10-19.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00461 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Penta Security SystemsWAPPLES4.0.54.1; 5.0; 6.0—No fix listedCNA

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for Penta Security WAPPLES.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-22 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-51025
  2. 2026-10-22 Alias added: GHSA-5wwc-x9f3-f86v
  3. 2026-10-23 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-10-23 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  5. 2026-10-24 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM

References

Exploit 1

Other 2

Sources

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