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CVE-2022-45129

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2022-11-10
  • Fixed in6.2022.1 · 5.2022.4 · 5.45.0 · 4.1.2.191.38
  • WeaknessCWE-552

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Description

Payara before 2022-11-04, when deployed to the root context, allows attackers to visit META-INF and WEB-INF, a different vulnerability than CVE-2022-37422. This affects Payara Platform Community before 4.1.2.191.38, 5.x before 5.2022.4, and 6.x before 6.2022.1, and Payara Platform Enterprise before 5.45.0.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-11-1006:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Payara
BranchAffectedFixed in
6.x≥ 6.0.0, < 6.2022.16.2022.1
5.x≥ 5.0.0, < 5.2022.45.2022.4
5.45< 5.45.05.45.0
4.1< 4.1.2.191.384.1.2.191.38
payara
BranchAffectedFixed in
6.x≥ 6.2021.1.Alpha1, < 6.2022.26.2022.2
5.x≥ 5.0.0.Alpha1, < 5.2022.55.2022.5
4.1≤ 4.1.2.181no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Payara to 6.2022.1 · 5.2022.4 · 5.45.0 · 4.1.2.191.38

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2022-11-10
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-q35w-85pq-rv3x

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-45129?

Payara before 2022-11-04, when deployed to the root context, allows attackers to visit META-INF and WEB-INF, a different vulnerability than CVE-2022-37422. This affects Payara Platform Community before 4.1.2.191.38, 5.x before 5.2022.4, and 6.x before 6.2022.1, and Payara Platform Enterprise before 5.45.0.

Is CVE-2022-45129 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2022-45129, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-45129?

CVE-2022-45129 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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