What is CVE-2022-29464?

CVE-2022-29464 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wso2 API Manager, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-04-18.

How severe is CVE-2022-29464?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-29464 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2022-29464 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-04-25), indicating it is being actively exploited. 135 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Path Traversal in Wso2 API Manager

CVE-2022-29464

Certain WSO2 products allow unrestricted file upload with resultant remote code execution. The attacker must use a /fileupload endpoint with a Content-Disposition directory traversal sequence to reach a directory under the web root, such as a ../../../../repository/deployment/server/webapps directory. This affects WSO2 API Manager 2.2.0 up to 4.0.0, WSO2 Identity Server 5.2.0 up to 5.11.0, WSO2 Identity Server Analytics 5.4.0, 5.4.1, 5.5.0 and 5.6.0, WSO2 Identity Server as Key Manager 5.3.0 up to 5.11.0, WSO2 Enterprise Integrator 6.2.0 up to 6.6.0, WSO2 Open Banking AM 1.4.0 up to 2.0.0 and WSO2 Open Banking KM 1.4.0, up to 2.0.0.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2022-04-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 1.000 (100.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-15.

Very high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — among the top 0.1% most-likely-to-be-exploited CVEs. 100th percentile — 100.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 1.000 · newest: 1.000 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Wso2 API Manager
Wso2 Enterprise Integrator
Wso2 Identity Server
Wso2 Identity Server Analytics — versions 5.4.0, 5.4.1, 5.5.0
Wso2 Identity Server As Key Manager
Wso2 Open Banking Am
Wso2 Open Banking Iam — versions 2.0.0
Wso2 Open Banking Km

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2022-04-25. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2022-05-16.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Known ransomware campaign use: yes.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/22/7 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/hakivvi/CVE-2022-29464 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/166921/WSO-Arbitrary-File-Upload-Remote-Code-Exec… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
security.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/security-announcements/security-advisories/202… (Vendor Advisory)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-29464?: CVE-2022-29464 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wso2 API Manager, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-04-18.
How severe is CVE-2022-29464?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-29464 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2022-29464 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-04-25), indicating it is being actively exploited. 135 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.