#VU77782 Path traversal in Codehaus plexus-utils - CVE-2022-4244

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#VU77782 Path traversal in Codehaus plexus-utils - CVE-2022-4244

Published: June 29, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU77782
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4244
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Codehaus plexus-utils
Software vendor:
Codehaus

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.

Request example:

http://[host]/public/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/%2e%2e/root/.ssh/id_rsa


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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