---
id: CVE-2022-51025
title: >-
  Penta Security WAPPLES 4.0.54.1 / 5.0 / 6.0 Path Traversal via
  /webapi/file/transfer
summary: >-
  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 t…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-22
vendor: Penta Security Systems
product: WAPPLES
affected:
  - WAPPLES 4.0.54.1
  - WAPPLES 5.0
  - WAPPLES 6.0
published: '2026-10-22'
updated: '2026-10-22'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-22T10:57:35.298Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-51025'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://medium.com/@_sadshade/wapples-web-application-firewall-multiple-vulnerabilities-35bdee52c8fb
    label: Researcher Disclosure
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/other/wapples-firewall-lfi.yaml
    label: Nuclei Template
  - url: 'https://www.pentasecurity.com/product/wapples/'
    label: Product Webpage
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/penta-security-wapples-4.0.54.1-5.0-6.0-path-traversal-via-webapi-file-transfer
    label: >-
      VulnCheck Advisory: Penta Security WAPPLES 4.0.54.1 / 5.0 / 6.0 Path
      Traversal via /webapi/file/transfer
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-22T11:37:02.340Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `WAPPLES 4.0.54.1`
- `WAPPLES 5.0`
- `WAPPLES 6.0`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.