Payara before 2022-11-04, when deployed to the root context, allows attackers to visit…
Priority HIGH 72CWE-552Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-552.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01853 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed fish.payara.distributions:payara (Maven): 6.2022.2, 5.2022.5
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | fish.payara.distributions:payara (Maven) | 6.2021.1.Alpha1 to before 6.2022.2 | 6.2022.2 | Patch available | GHSA-q35w-85pq-rv3x |
| — | fish.payara.distributions:payara (Maven) | 5.0.0.Alpha1 to before 5.2022.5 | 5.2022.5 | Patch available | GHSA-q35w-85pq-rv3x |
| — | fish.payara.distributions:payara (Maven) | up to 4.1.2.181 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-q35w-85pq-rv3x |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- fish.payara.distributions:payara (Maven) Vendor— Affected 6.2021.1.Alpha1 to before 6.2022.2 Fixed in 6.2022.2 Patch available GHSA-q35w-85pq-rv3x
- fish.payara.distributions:payara (Maven) Vendor— Affected 5.0.0.Alpha1 to before 5.2022.5 Fixed in 5.2022.5 Patch available GHSA-q35w-85pq-rv3x
- fish.payara.distributions:payara (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 4.1.2.181 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-q35w-85pq-rv3x
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:payara:payara:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* | before 4.1.2.191.38 | Vulnerable | Payara Platform |
| cpe:2.3:a:payara:payara:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | before 5.45.0 | Vulnerable | Payara Platform |
| cpe:2.3:a:payara:payara:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* | 5.0.0 to before 5.2022.4; 6.0.0 to before 6.2022.1 | Vulnerable | Payara Platform |
- cpe:2.3:a:payara:payara:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions before 4.1.2.191.38 Vulnerable ·Payara Platform
- cpe:2.3:a:payara:payara:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions before 5.45.0 Vulnerable ·Payara Platform
- cpe:2.3:a:payara:payara:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 to before 5.2022.4; 6.0.0 to before 6.2022.1 Vulnerable ·Payara Platform
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-q35w-85pq-rv3x fish.payara.distributions:payara (Maven) Fixed in 6.2022.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-q35w-85pq-rv3x fish.payara.distributions:payara (Maven) Fixed in 5.2022.5 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-45129
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q35w-85pq-rv3x
References
Advisory 6
- https://blog.payara.fish/whats-new-in-the-november-2022-payara-platform-release
- https://docs.payara.fish/enterprise/docs/Release%20Notes/Release%20Notes%205.45.0.html
- https://docs.payara.fish/community/docs/Release%20Notes/Release%20Notes%205.2022.4.html
- https://docs.payara.fish/community/docs/6.2022.1/Release%20Notes/Release%20Notes%206.2022.1.html
- 20221115 SEC Consult SA-20221114-0 :: Path Traversal Vulnerability in Payara Platform
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45129
More Payara Platform Payara vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-07614 Payload Injection Attack via Management REST interface CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2022-17489 Payara through 5.2022.2 allows directory traversal without authentication. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-06773 REST Interface Link Redirection via Host parameter CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.0
- TI-2025-01321 Cross-site scripting (Stored) in Payara Server CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2023-22121 Payara Platform: URL Redirection to untrusted site using FORM authentication CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2022-45129 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-45129 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q35w-85pq-rv3x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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