CVE-2022-51025 Penta Security WAPPLES 4.0.54.1 / 5.0 / 6.0 Path Traversal via /webapi/file/transfer
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-51025?
CVE-2022-51025 is a high-severity vulnerability in Penta Security Systems WAPPLES, published on 22 Oct 2026.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-51025?
How do I fix CVE-2022-51025?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-51025 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-51025 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-51025 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5wwc-x9f3-f86v.