# CVE-2022-4123: GO-2022-1159 - Path traversal in github.com/containers/podman/v4

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-4123-buildah-as-part-of-podman-vulnerable-to-path-traversal  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-12-22  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-4123 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-12-22

Path traversal in github.com/containers/podman/v4

Technologies: [github.com/containers/podman/v4 (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-containers-podman-v4). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-4123 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-4123 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2022-4123?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 22 December 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/containers/podman/v4 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=4.1.0-rc1, SEMVER:introduced=4.1.0-rc1,last_affected=4.4.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-4123?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-4123?** Check whether you run github.com/containers/podman/v4 (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- github.com/containers/podman/v4 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=4.1.0-rc1, SEMVER:introduced=4.1.0-rc1,last_affected=4.4.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-4123
- GHSA-rprg-4v7q-87v7
- GO-2022-1159

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