CVE-2022-29464 on CISA KEV

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

01What CISA says about 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…

02Required action — verbatim from CISA

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

03Notes & references

• www.openwall.com — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/22/7
• github.com — https://github.com/hakivvi/CVE-2022-29464
• packetstormsecurity.com — http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166921/WSO-Arbitrary-File-Upload-Remote-Cod…
• security.docs.wso2.com — https://security.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/security-announcements/security-advisor…

04SARA's analyst layer — why this matters

This vulnerability is currently on the CISA KEV list, which CISA only adds CVEs to when there is reliable evidence of active exploitation in the wild. For federal civilian agencies, BOD 22-01 requires remediation by the due date above. For everyone else, KEV is the strongest "patch immediately" signal you can get from public threat intel.

05Affected products (summary)

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06Detection

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