# CVE-2022-35582: Hardcoded credentials in n/a

> Attackers can use undocumented hardcoded credentials for the 'penta' user to gain unauthorized remote access and control of the WAPPLES security appliance.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Sep 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5v2p-2vjm-j3w4

## What is CVE-2022-35582?

CVE-2022-35582 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Sep 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Penta Security Systems Inc WAPPLES 4.0.*, 5.0.0.*, 5.0.12.* are vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control. The operating system that WAPPLES runs on has a built-in non-privileged user penta with a predefined password. The password for this user, as well as its existence, is not disclosed in the documentation. Knowing the credentials, attackers can use this feature to gain uncontrolled access to the device and therefore are considered an undocumented possibility for remote control.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-35582?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pentasecurity Wapples.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-35582?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-35582 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-35582 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-35582 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2022-35413](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-35413/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-31322](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31322/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-31324](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31324/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-35582 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-35582 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Sep 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-35582 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-35582/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-35582/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-35582
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-35582
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-35582

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-35582/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.