CVE DATABASE / CVE-2022-29464
CVE-2022-29464
WSO2 Multiple Products Unrestrictive Upload of File Vulnerability
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2022-04-25.
Federal remediation due 2022-05-16.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
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.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 9.8 (CRITICAL) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | HIGH |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
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References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166921/WSO-Arbitrary-File-Upload-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/22/7
- https://github.com/hakivvi/CVE-2022-29464
- https://security.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/security-announcements/security-advisories/2022/WSO2-2021-1738/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-29464
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2025-11-07. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.