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CVE-2022-29464 — WSO2 Multiple Products Unrestrictive Upload of File Vulnerability

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/ser

CVSS
9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS
94.43% (top 0.00%)
CWE
Published
2022-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2025-10-21T23:15:41.688Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N
CISA KEV — Actively Exploited
Added to KEV
2022-04-25
BOD 22-01 due
2022-05-16
Ransomware use
Known

01What is this vulnerability?

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…

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
na / n/an/a

03Active exploitation status

Yes — actively exploited. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2022-04-25. Ransomware use: Known.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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