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CVE-2022-37866

Apache Ivy allows path traversal in the presence of a malicious repository

Published: Nov 7, 2022Updated: May 1, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-22
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
1.6%
Top 27.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

When Apache Ivy downloads artifacts from a repository it stores them in the local file system based on a user-supplied "pattern" that may include placeholders for artifacts coordinates like the organisation, module or version. If said coordinates contain "../" sequences - which are valid characters for Ivy coordinates in general - it is possible the artifacts are stored outside of Ivy's local cache or repository or can overwrite different artifacts inside of the local cache. In order to exploit this vulnerability an attacker needs collaboration by the remote repository as Ivy will issue http requests containing ".." sequences and a "normal" repository will not interpret them as part of the artifact coordinates. Users of Apache Ivy 2.0.0 to 2.5.1 should upgrade to Ivy 2.5.1.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:N
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:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

Apache IvyApache Software Foundation
Mixed
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
ivyapache
Mixed
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
org.apache.ivy:ivyMavenOSS Libraries
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat JBoss FuseRed Hat Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
apache software foundationoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache foundation
apacheoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache http server, apache httpd
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
and 25 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/htxbr8oc464hxrgroftnz3my70whk93b
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-2022-37866
nvd.nist.gov
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Timeline

Published
Nov 7, 2022
Last Updated
May 1, 2025

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