CVE-2022-22932: Path traversal flaws

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-01-26 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Apache Karaf obr:* commands and run goal on the karaf-maven-plugin have partial path traversal which allows to break out of expected folder. The risk is low as obr:* commands are not very used and the entry is set by user. This has been fixed in revision: https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf?p=karaf.git;h=36a2bc4 https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf?p=karaf.git;h=52b70cf Mitigation: Apache Karaf users should upgrade to 4.2.15 or 4.3.6 or later as soon as possible, or use correct path. JIRA Tickets: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KARAF-7326

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache Karaf: before 4.2.15; from 4.3.0 before 4.3.6 — fixed in 4.2.15, 4.3.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apache Software Foundation Apache Karaf 4.2.15, 4.3.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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