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Vulnerability · CVE-2022-29464

WSO2 Multiple Products Unrestrictive Upload of File Vulnerability

Published Apr 18, 2022 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · WSO2 Multiple Products

Patch now

CVE-2022-29464 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due May 16, 2022. Confirm WSO2 Multiple Products against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
100.00%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe wso2/api manager · cpe wso2/enterprise integrator · cpe wso2/identity server · cpe wso2/identity server analytics · cpe wso2/identity server as key manager · vendor WSO2 Multiple Products

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe wso2/api managerversion unspecified
  • cpe wso2/enterprise integratorversion unspecified
  • cpe wso2/identity serverversion unspecified
  • cpe wso2/identity server analytics5.4.0
  • cpe wso2/identity server analytics5.4.1
  • cpe wso2/identity server analytics5.5.0
  • cpe wso2/identity server analytics5.6.0
  • cpe wso2/identity server as key managerversion unspecified
  • vendor WSO2 Multiple Productsversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2022-29464

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2022-29464 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due May 16, 2022. Confirm WSO2 Multiple Products against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with wso2/identity server analytics 5.4.0; wso2/identity server analytics 5.4.1; wso2/identity server analytics 5.5.0; wso2/identity server analytics 5.6.0. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-22: Path Traversal. EPSS 100.00%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 18, 2022 · Catalog

    Detected

    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 Id

  2. Apr 25, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. May 16, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    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 Id

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2022-29464

    Multiple WSO2 products allow for unrestricted file upload, resulting in remote code execution.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-29464

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-29464

    30-day exploitation probability 100.0%

    first.org
  • Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_multi/http/wso2_file_upload_rce

    Public module reference (excellent). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2022-29464

    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

    nvd.nist.gov
  • Packet Storm SecurityCited referencehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166921/WSO-Arbitrary-File-Upload-Remote-Code-Execution.html

    Packet Storm link already published on the finding.

    packetstormsecurity.com
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2022-29464

    Multiple WSO2 products allow for unrestricted file upload, resulting in remote code execution.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.