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The impact is limited to sibling directories. For example, `userControlled.getCanonicalPath().startsWith(\"/usr/out\")` will allow an attacker to access a directory with a name like `/usr/outnot`.\n\n### Patches\nThe users should aim to use the latest released version compatible with their Neo4j version. The minimum versions containing patch for this vulnerability are 4.4.0.8 and 4.3.0.7\n\n### Workarounds\nIf you cannot upgrade the library, you can control the [allowlist of the functions](https://neo4j.com/docs/operations-manual/current/reference/configuration-settings/#config_dbms.security.procedures.allowlist) that can be used in your system\n\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n- Open an issue in [neo4j-apoc-procedures](https://github.com/neo4j-contrib/neo4j-apoc-procedures)\n- Email us at [security@neo4j.com](mailto:security@neo4j.com)\n\n### Credits\nWe want to publicly recognise the contribution of [Jonathan Leitschuh](https://github.com/JLLeitschuh) for reporting this issue.\n ","status":"published","published":"2022-08-12T15:38:33Z","modified":"2023-01-27T05:06:04Z","cwes":["CWE-22"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:36:21.8171Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2022-37423","description":"Neo4j APOC (Awesome Procedures on Cypher) before 4.3.0.7 and 4.x before 4.4.0.8 allows Directory Traversal to sibling directories via apoc.log.stream.","status":"published","published":"2022-08-12T15:15:16.177Z","modified":"2026-06-17T04:55:04.45Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-22"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:07:24.750124Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2022-37423","description":"Neo4j APOC (Awesome Procedures on Cypher) before 4.3.0.7 and 4.x before 4.4.0.8 allows Directory Traversal to sibling directories via apoc.log.stream.","status":"published","published":"2022-08-12T12:16:36Z","modified":"2026-10-28T10:27:26.452970818Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:26.53798Z"},{"id":"GHSA-78f9-745f-278p","title":"Neo4j Graph apoc plugins Partial Path Traversal Vulnerability","description":"### Impact\nA partial Directory Traversal Vulnerability found in `apoc.log.stream` function of apoc plugins in Neo4j Graph database. \nThis issue allows a malicious actor to potentially break out of the expected directory. The impact is limited to sibling directories. For example, `userControlled.getCanonicalPath().startsWith(\"/usr/out\")` will allow an attacker to access a directory with a name like `/usr/outnot`.\n\n### Patches\nThe users should aim to use the latest released version compatible with their Neo4j version. The minimum versions containing patch for this vulnerability are 4.4.0.8 and 4.3.0.7\n\n### Workarounds\nIf you cannot upgrade the library, you can control the [allowlist of the functions](https://neo4j.com/docs/operations-manual/current/reference/configuration-settings/#config_dbms.security.procedures.allowlist) that can be used in your system\n\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n- Open an issue in [neo4j-apoc-procedures](https://github.com/neo4j-contrib/neo4j-apoc-procedures)\n- Email us at [security@neo4j.com](mailto:security@neo4j.com)\n\n### Credits\nWe want to publicly recognise the contribution of [Jonathan Leitschuh](https://github.com/JLLeitschuh) for reporting this issue.\n ","status":"published","published":"2022-08-12T15:38:33Z","modified":"2026-07-08T06:30:01.641702143Z","cwes":["CWE-22"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:40.657155Z"}]}}