CVE-2022-29464 kev+ ransomware in the critical feed json
Certain WSO2 products allow unrestricted file upload with resultant remote code execution.
published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-33802
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Exploited
- added 2022-04-25, used in ransomware
- epss
- 100.0%
- EPSS 100.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.9%
- public exploits
- 1
- Metasploit, plus a Nuclei check
Summary
Certain WSO2 products allow unrestricted file upload with resultant remote code execution. The attacker must use a /fileupload endpoint with a Content-Disposition directory traversal sequence to reach a directory under the web root, such as a ../../../../repository/deployment/server/webapps directory. This affects WSO2 API Manager 2.2.0 up to 4.0.0, WSO2 Identity Server 5.2.0 up to 5.11.0, WSO2 Identity Server Analytics 5.4.0, 5.4.1, 5.5.0 and 5.6.0, WSO2 Identity Server as Key Manager 5.3.0 up to 5.11.0, WSO2 Enterprise Integrator 6.2.0 up to 6.6.0, WSO2 Open Banking AM 1.4.0 up to 2.0.0 and WSO2 Open Banking KM 1.4.0, up to 2.0.0.
Patch / fix
cisa required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.
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Check with FencerTimeline
- First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/multi/http/wso2_file_upload_rce)
- Published
- Added to CISA KEV
- CISA patch deadline
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active
Known exploited
- Added
- 4y ago
- Patch by
- 2022-05-16 (4y ago)
- Ransomware
- Known to be used in ransomware campaigns
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Vendor, product
- WSO2, Multiple Products
- CISA name
- WSO2 Multiple Products Unrestrictive Upload of File Vulnerability
ATT&CK techniques
How it is exploited and what it leads to, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.
- T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application exploitation
- T1202 Indirect Command Execution primary impact
- T1496 Resource Hijacking secondary impact
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CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Active, exploited in the wild
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
100.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/multi/http/wso2_file_upload_rce WSO2 Arbitrary File Upload to RCE metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2022-04-01
- Nuclei template WSO2 Management - Arbitrary File Upload & Remote Code Execution nuclei detection template
- github.com https://github.com/hakivvi/CVE-2022-29464 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166921/WSO-Arbitrary-File-Upload-Remote-Code-Execution.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
-
github.com
/hakivvi/CVE-2022-29464
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
packetstormsecurity.com
/files/166921/WSO-Arbitrary-File-Upload-Remote-Code-Execution.html
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
security.docs.wso2.com
/en/latest/security-announcements/security-advisories/2022/WSO2-2021-1738/
vendor-advisory
-
openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2022/04/22/7
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
-
cisa.gov
/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-29464
government-resource, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-29464
- NVD CVE-2022-29464
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