CVE-2022-31322
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedPenta Security Systems Inc WAPPLES v6.0 r3 4.10-hotfix1 allows attackers to escalate privileges via overwriting files using SUID flagged executables.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThis is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Penta Security WAPPLES WAF v6.0 r3 4.10-hotfix1. Attackers can overwrite system files by exploiting SUID-flagged executables, potentially gaining elevated (root) privileges on the affected system.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 5.0.12.0, < 6.0.r3.4.10= v6.0.r3.4.10CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify WAPPLES WAF is installedCheck for WAPPLES installation directory (commonly /opt/pentasecurity/wapples or similar) or running process via 'ps aux | grep -i wapples'Affected if WAPPLES WAF is present on the system
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Determine installed WAPPLES versionLocate version file or binary, typically found in the WAPPLES installation directory or via 'wapples -v' if available in PATHAffected if Installed version falls within >= 5.0.12.0 and < 6.0.r3.4.10, or equals exactly 6.0.r3.4.10
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Identify SUID binaries in WAPPLES directoriesRun 'find /path/to/wapples -perm -4000 2>/dev/null' to locate executables with SUID bit setAffected if Any binary in WAPPLES installation directories has the SUID bit set, particularly unexpected system or utility binaries
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Check permissions on writable system filesReview file permissions on /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, /etc/sudoers, and critical scripts in /etc/init.d/ or systemd directories for unintended write access from WAPPLES user contextAffected if System files are unexpectedly writable by the account running WAPPLES services
A system is affected if WAPPLES WAF version is between 5.0.12.0 and 6.0.r3.4.10 (inclusive) and contains SUID-flagged binaries that could be exploited to overwrite system files and escalate privileges.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor data6.0.r3.4.10
Apply vendor-supplied patch/upgrade to a fixed version of WAPPLES; if no patch available, conduct file integrity assessment to identify and remove unnecessary SUID bits from executables, and implement least-privilege controls.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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