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CVE-2022-37865

apache-ivy: Directory Traversal

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

9.1

CVSS 3.1

Review impact separately from score.

Published · November 7, 2022

Updated · November 2, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in Apache Ivy. With Apache Ivy 2.4.0, an optional packaging attribute was introduced that allows artifacts to be unpacked on the fly if pack200 or zip packaging was used. This issue could allow a malicious used to have unwanted access.

Statement

Although the CVSS states High according to NIST, due to the nature of this flaw, considering it's an optional attribute and there must be restrictions in other layers to prevent attacks, this flaw is taken as a Moderate following the Medium impact from Apache.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 9.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory