Is CVE-2022-4244 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-4244 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-4244?

CVE-2022-4244 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-4244?

CVE-2022-4244 has an EPSS score of 1.35% (68th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-4244?

Upgrade plexus-utils2 on debian 11 to 3.0.24-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-4244

HIGH

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A flaw was found in codeplex-codehaus. A directory traversal attack (also known as path traversal) aims to access files and directories stored outside the intended folder. By manipulating files with "dot-dot-slash (../)" sequences and their variations or by using absolute file paths, it may be possible to access arbitrary files and directories stored on the file system, including application source code, configuration, and other critical system files.

CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

Remediation Available

plexus-utils2Debian

Fixed in:3.0.24-1CVE-2022-4244

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 ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.35%probability of exploitation in 30 days

68thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 68% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory4

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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 2025-05-05.