CVE-2022-23457 is a critical vulnerability affecting the OWASP Enterprise Security API (ESAPI) prior to version 2.3.0.0, as well as products from NetApp and Oracle that utilize ESAPI. The flaw lies in the default implementation of Validator.getValidDirectoryPath, which can incorrectly validate directory paths, potentially allowing attackers to bypass control-flow checks. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) due to its network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.3.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:owasp:enterprise_security_api:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.2.1.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.2.1.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
14.1.1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server:14.1.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.