CVE-2024-7074
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 · uneditedAn 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.
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 confidenceAn 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, potentially achieving remote code execution.
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CVSS 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
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/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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Identify WSO2 product installationRun 'java -jar <wso2-product>.jar --version' or check the product's about page in the management console to confirm the exact product name and installed versionAffected if The environment is running any WSO2 product without the corresponding security patch
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Verify SOAP admin service exposureCheck network configuration to determine if SOAP admin service endpoints (typically at /services/Admin*) are accessible from untrusted networks. Review axis2.xml and web.xml configuration files for service definitionsAffected if SOAP admin services are exposed without IP restriction or authentication bypass is possible
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Confirm administrative access existsReview user role assignments in the WSO2 management console under 'User and Roles' or check the user-mgt.xml configuration to identify which users have admin-level privilegesAffected if An attacker can obtain or already possesses administrative credentials to access SOAP admin services
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Inspect file upload capability in SOAP servicesExamine the WSDL for admin services (accessible via ?wsdl on /services/AdminService) to identify if file upload or file handling operations are defined without proper path validationAffected if The deployed version exposes file upload methods in SOAP admin services without proper path sanitization
The environment is affected if it runs an unpatched WSO2 product where SOAP admin services with file upload capability are accessible to an attacker with administrative credentials.
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 dataRestrict and audit administrative access to SOAP services, implement strict file type and content validation for uploads, and apply vendor patches for affected WSO2 products.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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