CVE-2022-35413
WAPPLES through 6.0 has a hardcoded systemi account accessible via db/wp.no1 (as configured in...
WAPPLES through 6.0 has a hardcoded systemi account. A threat actor could use this account to access the system configuration and confidential information (such as SSL keys) via an HTTPS request to the /webapi/ URI on port 443 or 5001.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
WAPPLES through 6.0 has a hardcoded systemi account. A threat actor could use this account to access the system configuration and confidential information (such as SSL keys) via an HTTPS request to the /webapi/ URI on port 443 or 5001.
- Record
CVE-2022-35413- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
WAPPLES through 6.0 has a hardcoded systemi account. A threat actor could use this account to access the system configuration and confidential information (such as SSL keys) via an HTTPS request to the /webapi/ URI on port 443 or 5001.
- Record
CVE-2022-35413- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-38301 No score
WAPPLES through 6.0 has a hardcoded systemi account. A threat actor could use this account to access the system configuration and confidential information (such as SSL keys) via an HTTPS request to the /webapi/ URI on port 443 or 5001.
- Record
EUVD-2022-38301- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rwxr-7mfr-m8cg
WAPPLES through 6.0 has a hardcoded systemi account accessible via db/wp.no1 (as configured in...
WAPPLES through 6.0 has a hardcoded systemi account accessible via db/wp.no1 (as configured in the /opt/penta/wapples/script/wcc_auto_scaling.py file). A threat actor could use this account to access the system configuration and confidential information (such as SSL keys) via an HTTPS request to the /webapi/ URI on port 443 or 5001.
- Record
GHSA-rwxr-7mfr-m8cg- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | WAPPLES Web Application Firewall <=6.0 - Hardcoded Credentials |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-35413 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Pentasecurity Wapples, published September 13, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.1%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
pentasecurity.com/product/wapples
azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/en/marketplace/apps/penta-security-systems-inc.wapples_sa_v6?tab=Overview
medium.com/%40_sadshade/wapples-web-application-firewall-multiple-vulnerabilities-35bdee52c8fb
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-35413
github.com/advisories/GHSA-rwxr-7mfr-m8cg