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CVE-2022-23457

31
FAUCET Score

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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.6
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.83%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0283 is in the 76th percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (8)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.owasp.esapi:esapiFixed in: 2.3.0.0
oraclepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: libowasp-esapi-java (jammy)Fixed in: 2.2.3.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: libowasp-esapi-java (noble)Fixed in: 2.4.0.0-2ubuntu0.1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: libowasp-esapi-java (xenial)Fixed in: 2.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: libowasp-esapi-java (bionic)Fixed in: 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: libowasp-esapi-java (focal)Fixed in: 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1

Vendor Advisories (2)

ubuntuUSN-8181-1

ESAPI vulnerabilities

Apr 16, 2026
mavenGHSA-8m5h-hrqm-pxm2high

Path traversal in the OWASP Enterprise Security API

Apr 27, 2022

References

lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00010.html
github.com / ESAPI/esapi-java-legacy/blob/develop/documentation/esapi4java-core-2.3.0.0-release-notes.txt
Release Notes
github.com / ESAPI/esapi-java-legacy/security/advisories/GHSA-8m5h-hrqm-pxm2
PatchThird Party Advisory
securitylab.github.com / advisories/GHSL-2022-008_The_OWASP_Enterprise_Security_API
ExploitThird Party Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20230127-0014
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
PatchThird Party Advisory