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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-4244
CVE-2022-4244:
Java vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A directory traversal vulnerability (CVE-2022-4244) was discovered in codeplex-codehaus. The vulnerability was disclosed on September 25, 2023, affecting various Red Hat products and services. This security flaw allows attackers to access files and directories stored outside the intended folder through path traversal techniques (NVD, Red Hat CVE).
Technical details
The vulnerability allows attackers to manipulate files using dot-dot-slash (../) sequences and their variations or absolute file paths to access arbitrary files and directories stored on the file system. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (High), with attack vector being Network, attack complexity Low, requiring no privileges or user interaction (AttackerKB).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability could allow attackers to access arbitrary files and directories stored on the file system, including application source code, configuration, and other critical system files (Red Hat Bugzilla).
Mitigation and workarounds
Red Hat has addressed this vulnerability in multiple products through security updates, including Red Hat Integration Camel K 1.10.1 and other affected products. Users are advised to update to the fixed version 3.0.24 of codehaus-plexus (Red Hat Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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