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CVE-2022-23457

HIGHEPSS 84th pctl
7.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

ESAPI (The OWASP Enterprise Security API) is a free, open source, web application security control library. Prior to version 2.3.0.0, the default implementation of `Validator.getValidDirectoryPath(String, String, File, boolean)` may incorrectly treat the tested input string as a child of the specified parent directory. This potentially could allow control-flow bypass checks to be defeated if an attack can specify the entire string representing the 'input' path. This vulnerability is patched in release 2.3.0.0 of ESAPI. As a workaround, it is possible to write one's own implementation of the Validator interface. However, maintainers do not recommend this.

CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

Remediation Available
libowasp-esapi-javaDebian
Fixed in:2.4.0.0-0+deb11u1CVE-2022-23457
Fixed in:2.4.0.0-1CVE-2022-23457
Fixed in:2.4.0.0-1CVE-2022-23457
Fixed in:2.4.0.0-1CVE-2022-23457
libowasp-esapi-javaUbuntu
Fixed in:2.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-8181-1
Fixed in:2.1.0-3ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1USN-8181-1
Fixed in:2.1.0-3ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1USN-8181-1
Fixed in:2.2.3.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-8181-1
Fixed in:2.4.0.0-2ubuntu0.1USN-8181-1
libowasp-esapi-java-docUbuntu
Fixed in:2.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-8181-1
Fixed in:2.1.0-3ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1USN-8181-1
Fixed in:2.1.0-3ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1USN-8181-1
Fixed in:2.2.3.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-8181-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

2.67%probability of exploitation in 30 days
84thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 84% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1
Release Notes1
Other references1

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-11-03.