Path traversal in Codehaus plexus-utils - CVE-2022-4244
Published: June 29, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU77782
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4244
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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
Affected software
Codehaus plexus-utils
Bamboo Server
Red Hat Integration Camel-K
Bamboo Server
Red Hat Integration Camel-K
How to mitigate CVE-2022-4244
Install update from vendor's website.
Codehaus plexus-utils - update to 3.0.24
Bamboo Server - update to 9.2.8
Red Hat Integration Camel-K - update to 1.10.1
Bamboo Server - update to 9.2.8
Red Hat Integration Camel-K - update to 1.10.1