CVE-2024-7074
Authenticated Arbitrary File Upload in Multiple WSO2 Products via SOAP Admin Service Leading to Remote Code Execution
Exploitation likely. EPSS gives it a 17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
An arbitrary file upload vulnerability exists in multiple WSO2 products due to improper validation of user input in SOAP admin services. A malicious actor with administrative privileges can upload an arbitrary file to a user-controlled location on the server. By leveraging this vulnerability, an attacker could upload a specially crafted payload, potentially achieving remote code execution (RCE) on the server. Exploitation requires valid admin credentials, limiting its impact to authorized but potentially malicious users.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
17% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 97th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
8 events over 404 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- EPSS band changelow → moderateepss band change
- OpenVAS check added
- Patch availablepublished, weakness classified, att&ck mapped, record updated
Affected products
- WSO2 Enterprise IntegratorCloud & SaaS / api-gateway
- WSO2 API ManagerCloud & SaaS / api-gateway
- WSO2 Enterprise Service BusCloud & SaaS / cloud-platform
- WSO2 Enterprise Mobility ManagerCloud & SaaS / saas-application
- WSO2 Micro IntegratorCloud & SaaS / saas-application
- WSO2 Open Banking AMCloud & SaaS / api-gateway
- WSO2 Carbon Synapse Artifact Uploader BECloud & SaaS / api-gateway
Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Scored 6.8 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector AdjacentRequires access to the local network (e.g. same Wi-Fi, Bluetooth)
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required HighRequires admin or elevated privileges
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
- Command and ControlT1105Ingress Tool Transferhigh confidence
- Initial AccessT1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationhigh confidence
- PersistenceT1505Server Software Componenthigh confidence
Sources
References in the record
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