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.

Metrics

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

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No CVSS v2

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Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
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Wapples Subscribe

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/other/wapples-firewall-lfi.yaml cve-icon cve-icon
https://medium.com/@_sadshade/wapples-web-application-firewall-multiple-vulnerabilities-35bdee52c8fb cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.pentasecurity.com/product/wapples/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/penta-security-wapples-4.0.54.1-5.0-6.0-path-traversal-via-webapi-file-transfer cve-icon cve-icon
History

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000

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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.
Title Penta Security WAPPLES 4.0.54.1 / 5.0 / 6.0 Path Traversal via /webapi/file/transfer
First Time appeared Pentasecurity
Pentasecurity wapples
Weaknesses CWE-22
CPEs 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Pentasecurity
Pentasecurity wapples
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-22T10:57:35.298Z

Reserved: 2026-10-14T20:25:29.946Z

Link: CVE-2022-51025

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-22T11:17:05.593

Modified: 2026-10-22T17:40:46.877

Link: CVE-2022-51025

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Updated: 2026-10-22T13:15:06Z

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