CVE-2022-37422 — payara-bom
HIGHCVE-2022-37422 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in fish.payara.api:payara-bom. A fix is available for fish.payara.api:payara-bom — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Path Traversal in Payara
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
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Real-World Exposure
fish.payara.api:payara-bomReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Payara through 5.2022.2 allows directory traversal without authentication. This affects Payara Server, Payara Micro, and Payara Server Embedded.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | fish.payara.api:payara-bom | all versions | 5.2022.3fish.payara.api:payara-bom:5.2022.3 |
Affected Products
payarapayaraDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for fish.payara.api:payara-bom, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update fish.payara.api:payara-bom to 5.2022.3 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2022-37422 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Resolve every user-supplied path to its canonical form and reject anything that escapes the intended directory, and run the component under an account that has no read or write access outside the directory it legitimately serves.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2022-37422 in your dependencies?
Find it across Maven, including transitive dependencies.