CVE-2022-35582

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-09-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-798

Description

Penta Security Systems Inc WAPPLES 4.0.*, 5.0.0.*, 5.0.12.* are vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control. The operating system that WAPPLES runs on has a built-in non-privileged user penta with a predefined password. The password for this user, as well as its existence, is not disclosed in the documentation. Knowing the credentials, attackers can use this feature to gain uncontrolled access to the device and therefore are considered an undocumented possibility for remote control.

Affected products

Pentasecurity Wapples: 4.0.0, 5.0.0.0, 5.0.12.0

References

https://medium.com/%40_sadshade/wapples-web-application-firewall-multiple-vulnerabilities-35bdee52c8fb
https://www.pentasecurity.com/product/wapples/
https://medium.com/%40_sadshade/wapples-web-application-firewall-multiple-vulnerabilities-35bdee52c8fb
https://www.pentasecurity.com/product/wapples/

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