Path Traversal in Apache Ivy
CVE-2022-37866
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.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.015 (72.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Apache Ivy
- Apache Software Foundation Ivy — versions 2.0.0, unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@apache.org (Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
- security@apache.org (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-37866?
- CVE-2022-37866 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Ivy, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-11-07.
- How severe is CVE-2022-37866?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.