CVE-2022-4244
Codehaus-plexus: directory traversal
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.
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
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Codehaus-plexus: directory traversal
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.
- Record
CVE-2022-4244- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-2502
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.
- Record
EUVD-2023-2502- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g6ph-x5wf-g337
plexus-codehaus vulnerable to directory traversal
A flaw was found in plexus-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.
- Record
GHSA-g6ph-x5wf-g337- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2022-4244- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Codehaus-plexus: directory traversal
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.
- Record
CVE-2022-4244- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-4244
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4244- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
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OSVGHSA-g6ph-x5wf-g337
plexus-codehaus vulnerable to directory traversal
A flaw was found in plexus-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.
- Record
GHSA-g6ph-x5wf-g337- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-4244
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4244- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2024-1733961633 No score
TuxCare security update for org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils (3 CVEs)
TuxCare rebuilt org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils to address 3 CVEs. Fixed in 1.5.8.tuxcare.
- Record
CLSA-2024-1733961633- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2025-1765325274 No score
TuxCare security update for org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils (1 CVE)
TuxCare rebuilt org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils to address 1 CVE. Fixed in 1.4.5-tuxcare.1.
- Record
CLSA-2025-1765325274- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2026-1786379708 No score
TuxCare security update for org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils (2 CVEs)
TuxCare rebuilt org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils to address 2 CVEs. Fixed in 3.0.18-tuxcare.1.
- Record
CLSA-2026-1786379708- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2026-1791931359 No score
TuxCare security update for org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils (3 CVEs)
TuxCare rebuilt org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils to address 3 CVEs. Fixed in 3.0.22-tuxcare.1.
- Record
CLSA-2026-1791931359- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- codehaus-plexus plexus-utils
- red hat a-mq clients 2
- red hat a-mq online
- red hat build of apache camel for spring boot
- red hat build of quarkus
- red hat data grid 8
- red hat decision manager 7
- red hat enterprise linux 7
- red hat enterprise linux 8
- red hat enterprise linux 9
- red hat integration camel quarkus
- red hat integration change data capture
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- red hat integration service registry
- red hat jboss a-mq 7
- red hat jboss data grid 7
- red hat jboss enterprise application platform 6
- red hat jboss enterprise application platform 7
- red hat jboss enterprise application platform expansion pack
- red hat jboss fuse 6
- red hat jboss fuse 7
- red hat jboss fuse service works 6
- red hat jboss web server 3
- red hat jboss web server 5
- red hat openshift application runtimes
- red hat process automation 7
- red hat single sign-on 7
- red hat software collections
- red hat support for spring boot
- red hat rhint camel-k-1.10.1
- red hat rhpam 7.13.1 async
- redhat integration camel k
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utilsMaven |
before 3.0.24 | 3.0.24 |
org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utilsTuxCare:Maven From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
1.5.8 up to 1.5.8.tuxcare | 1.5.8.tuxcare |
org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utilsTuxCare:Maven |
1.4.5 up to 1.4.5-tuxcare.1 | 1.4.5-tuxcare.1 |
org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utilsTuxCare:Maven From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
3.0.18 up to 3.0.18-tuxcare.1 | 3.0.18-tuxcare.1 |
org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utilsTuxCare:Maven From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
3.0.22 up to 3.0.22-tuxcare.1 | 3.0.22-tuxcare.1 |
plexus-utils2Debian:12 |
before 3.0.24-1 | 3.0.24-1 |
plexus-utils2Debian:13 |
before 3.0.24-1 | 3.0.24-1 |
plexus-utils2Debian:14 |
before 3.0.24-1 | 3.0.24-1 |
org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utilsMaven |
before 3.0.24, plus listed versions 1.0.41.0.51.11.21.3 Show 45 moreShow less1.41.4-alpha-11.4.11.4.21.4.31.4.41.4.51.4.61.4.71.4.81.4.91.51.5.11.5.101.5.111.5.121.5.131.5.141.5.151.5.21.5.31.5.41.5.51.5.61.5.71.5.81.5.92.0.02.0.12.0.22.0.32.0.42.0.52.0.62.0.72.13.03.0.13.0.103.0.113.0.123.0.133.0.143.0.153.0.16 |
3.0.24 |
plexus-utils2Ubuntu:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.0.5-12.0.5-1+deb7u1build0.14.04.1 |
None known |
plexus-utils2Ubuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.0.15-13.0.22-1 |
None known |
plexus-utils2Ubuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.0.24-3 |
None known |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | shoucheng3/codehaus-plexus__plexus-utils_CVE-2022-4244_3-0-23 | 2025-08-22 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | OSV | |
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-4244 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Codehaus-plexus Plexus-utils, published September 25, 2023. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.35%, the 71st percentile. Fixed in org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils 3.0.24.
References
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2135
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2149841
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4244
github.com/codehaus-plexus/plexus-utils/issues/4
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security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGCODEHAUSPLEXUS-31521
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-4244
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-4244
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4244
Left out here: 15 versions. The JSON record has them.