Vulnerability in Penta Security Systems WAPPLES

[ Description ]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.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ References ]References

• github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/other/wappl…
• medium.com/@_sadshade/wapples-web-application-firewall-multiple-vulnerabilities-35bdee5…
• www.pentasecurity.com/product/wapples
• www.vulncheck.com/advisories/penta-security-wapples-4.0.54.1-5.0-6.0-path-traversal-via…