CVE-2022-45129

Payara, when deployed to the root context, allows attackers to visit META-INF and WEB-INF

7.5 HighFix available

Payara before 2022-11-04, when deployed to the root context, allows attackers to visit META-INF and WEB-INF, a different vulnerability than CVE-2022-37422. This affects Payara Platform Community before 4.1.2.191.38, 5.x before 5.2022.4, and 6.x before 6.2022.1, and Payara Platform Enterprise before 5.45.0.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

1.85%Up 0.9 points since Nov 10, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2022-45129
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-552
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 7.5

Record: CVE-2022-45129
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-552
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-48046 7.5

Record: EUVD-2022-48046
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q35w-85pq-rv3x 7.5

Payara, when deployed to the root context, allows attackers to visit META-INF and WEB-INF

Record: GHSA-q35w-85pq-rv3x
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-552
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.5

Record: CVE-2022-45129
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-q35w-85pq-rv3x 7.5

Payara, when deployed to the root context, allows attackers to visit META-INF and WEB-INF

Record: GHSA-q35w-85pq-rv3x
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-552
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

payara

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`fish.payara.distributions:payara` Maven	6.2021.1.Alpha1 up to 6.2022.2	6.2022.2
`fish.payara.distributions:payara` Maven	5.0.0.Alpha1 up to 5.2022.2	5.2022.2
`fish.payara.distributions:payara` Maven	through 4.1.2.181	None known
`fish.payara.distributions:payara` Maven	6.2021.1.Alpha1 up to 6.2022.2, plus listed versions 6.2022.16.2022.1.Alpha26.2022.1.Alpha36.2022.1.Alpha4	6.2022.2
`fish.payara.distributions:payara` Maven	5.0.0.Alpha1 up to 5.2022.5, plus listed versions 5.0.0.Alpha25.0.0.Alpha35.1815.1825.183 Show 27 moreShow less 5.1845.1915.1925.1935.193.15.1945.2015.2020.25.2020.35.2020.45.2020.55.2020.65.2020.75.2021.15.2021.105.2021.25.2021.35.2021.45.2021.55.2021.65.2021.75.2021.85.2021.95.2022.15.2022.25.2022.35.2022.4	5.2022.5
`fish.payara.distributions:payara` Maven	through 4.1.2.181, plus listed versions 4.1.1.1614.1.1.161.14.1.1.1624.1.1.1634.1.1.164 Show 6 moreShow less 4.1.1.1714.1.1.171.0.14.1.1.171.14.1.2.1724.1.2.1734.1.2.174	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-45129 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Payara, published November 10, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.85%, the 79th percentile. Fixed in fish.payara.distributions:payara 6.2022.2.

References

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