# CVE-2022-4244: plexus-codehaus vulnerable to directory traversal

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-4244-plexus-codehaus-vulnerable-to-directory-traversal  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-09-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-4244 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-09-25

plexus-codehaus vulnerable to directory traversal

Technologies: [org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-codehaus-plexus-plexus-utils). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-4244 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-4244 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2022-4244?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 25 September 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.0.24.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-4244?** Yes. org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils (Maven): upgrade to 3.0.24 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-4244?** Check whether you run org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils (Maven) 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.

## How to fix

- org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils (Maven): upgrade to 3.0.24 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils to 3.0.24 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.0.24

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-4244
- GHSA-g6ph-x5wf-g337

## Related threats

- [Codehaus Plexus plexus-utils directory traversal in Expand.extractFile](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-67030-codehaus-plexus-plexus-utils-directory-traversal-in-expand)
- [codehaus-plexus vulnerable to XML injection](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-4245-codehaus-plexus-vulnerable-to-xml-injection)
- [OS Command Injection in Plexus-utils](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2017-1000487-os-command-injection-in-plexus-utils)