Vulnerability · Published Sep 25, 2023 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2022-4244Codehaus-plexus: directory traversal
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity path traversal in A-MQ Clients 2 from Red Hat. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.3% (higher than 72% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
A flaw was found in codeplex-codehaus. A directory traversal attack (also known as path traversal) aims to access files and directories stored outside the intended folder. By manipulating files with "dot-dot-slash (../)" sequences and their variations or by using absolute file paths, it may be possible to access arbitrary files and directories stored on the file system, including application source code, configuration, and other critical system files.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | plexus-utils2 | 3.0.24-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4244 |
| Debian:13 | plexus-utils2 | 3.0.24-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4244 |
| Debian:14 | plexus-utils2 | 3.0.24-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4244 |
| Maven | org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils | 3.0.24 | GHSA-g6ph-x5wf-g337 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
- RHSA-2023:2135 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2023:3906 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4244 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2149841 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT