Payara, when deployed to the root context, allows attackers to visit META-INF and WEB-INF
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.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | fish.payara.distributions:payara | >= 6.2021.1.Alpha1, < 6.2022.2, >= 5.0.0.Alpha1, < 5.2022.5, <= 4.1.2.181 | 6.2022.2, 5.2022.5 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45129
- https://github.com/payara/Payara/issues/6136
- https://github.com/payara/Payara/commit/cccdfddeda71c78ae7b3179db5429e1bb8a56b2e
- https://blog.payara.fish/whats-new-in-the-november-2022-payara-platform-release
- https://docs.payara.fish/community/docs/6.2022.1/Release%20Notes/Release%20Notes%206.2022.1.html
- https://docs.payara.fish/community/docs/Release%20Notes/Release%20Notes%205.2022.4.html
- https://docs.payara.fish/enterprise/docs/Release%20Notes/Release%20Notes%205.45.0.html
- https://github.com/payara/Payara
- https://github.com/payara/Payara/issues?q=FISH-6775
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169864/Payara-Platform-Path-Traversal.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Nov/11
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-552- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
fish.payara.distributions:payara- Disclosed
- 10.11.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-q35w-85pq-rv3x - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: fish.payara.distributions:payara
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 2
- First → latest
- 11.2022 06.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 2
Disclosures per year
- 2022: 1
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 1
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