Description
ESAPI (The OWASP Enterprise Security API) is a free, open source, web application security control library. Prior to version 2.3.0.0, the default implementation of `Validator.getValidDirectoryPath(String, String, File, boolean)` may incorrectly treat the tested input string as a child of the specified parent directory. This potentially could allow control-flow bypass checks to be defeated if an attack can specify the entire string representing the 'input' path. This vulnerability is patched in release 2.3.0.0 of ESAPI. As a workaround, it is possible to write one's own implementation of the Validator interface. However, maintainers do not recommend this.
Published: 2022-04-25
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
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Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4246-1 libowasp-esapi-java security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-1678 ESAPI (The OWASP Enterprise Security API) is a free, open source, web application security control library. Prior to version 2.3.0.0, the default implementation of `Validator.getValidDirectoryPath(String, String, File, boolean)` may incorrectly treat the tested input string as a child of the specified parent directory. This potentially could allow control-flow bypass checks to be defeated if an attack can specify the entire string representing the 'input' path. This vulnerability is patched in release 2.3.0.0 of ESAPI. As a workaround, it is possible to write one's own implementation of the Validator interface. However, maintainers do not recommend this.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-8m5h-hrqm-pxm2 Path traversal in the OWASP Enterprise Security API
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8181-1 ESAPI vulnerabilities
History

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:30:00 +0000

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Tue, 22 Apr 2025 19:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Subscriptions

Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager Oncommand Workflow Automation
Oracle Weblogic Server
Owasp Enterprise Security Api
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-03T19:26:49.494Z

Reserved: 2022-01-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-23457

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Updated: 2025-11-03T19:26:49.494Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-04-25T20:15:41.870

Modified: 2025-11-03T20:15:52.767

Link: CVE-2022-23457

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