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plexus-codehaus vulnerable to directory traversalGHSA-g6ph-x5wf-g337

HIGHFix: codehaus-plexus/plexus-utils@33a2853

GHSA-g6ph-x5wf-g337 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils. A fix is available for org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Also known asCVE-2022-4244
Published
Updated
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
1 / 1
Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of Nov 9, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

Proof-of-concept exploit code exists

  • CISA’s SSVC triage found public proof-of-concept exploit code for this CVE, though no confirmed active exploitation.
  • CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-g6ph-x5wf-g337.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
1.3%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk0.00%
Lower risk than most CVEs72th percentile — riskier than 72% of all scored CVEsHighest risk
0.00%0.62%1.23%1.85%0.3%1.3%May 26Sep 26Nov 26

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected
☕org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils

Real-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

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.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
☕Mavenorg.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utilsall versions3.0.24org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils:3.0.24

Affected Products

2 products · 2 configurations
Application
plexus-utilscodehaus-plexus
< 3.0.24
range
Application
integration camel kredhat
< 1.10.1
range

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

  2. Fix

    Update org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils to 3.0.24 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-g6ph-x5wf-g337 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. 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.

Fixing This On Your OS

If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.

Red HatModerate

Red Hat Single Sign-On uses this package for testing purposes and is not delivered with the distribution. Hence not affected status.

ProductFixed inAdvisory
RHINT Camel-K-1.10.1codehaus-plexusRHSA-2023:3906
RHPAM 7.13.1 asyncsee advisoryRHSA-2023:2135

Frequently Asked Questions

A flaw was found in plexus-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.
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GHSA-g6ph-x5wf-g337: plexus-utils — Fixed in 3.0.24