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CVE-2022-37865

Apache Ivy allows creating/overwriting any file on the system

Published: Nov 7, 2022Updated: May 2, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-22
NVD MITRE
9.1CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
1.8%
Top 24.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

With Apache Ivy 2.4.0 an optional packaging attribute has been introduced that allows artifacts to be unpacked on the fly if they used pack200 or zip packaging. For artifacts using the "zip", "jar" or "war" packaging Ivy prior to 2.5.1 doesn't verify the target path when extracting the archive. An archive containing absolute paths or paths that try to traverse "upwards" using ".." sequences can then write files to any location on the local fie system that the user executing Ivy has write access to. Ivy users of version 2.4.0 to 2.5.0 should upgrade to Ivy 2.5.1.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

Apache IvyApache Software Foundation
Mixed
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
org.apache.ivy:ivyMavenOSS Libraries
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Jboss FuseRed Hat Inc.
On-premWeb App
DevTools & CI / build-test-tools
Red Hat Software CollectionsRed Hat Inc.
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
apache software foundationoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache foundation
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
and 22 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Discovery
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References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/gqvvv7qsm2dfjg6xzsw1s2h08tbr0sdy
lists.apache.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YDIFDL5WSBEKBUVKTABUFDDD25SBNJLS/
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-37865
nvd.nist.gov
and 7 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Nov 7, 2022
Last Updated
May 2, 2025

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