# CVE-2022-45129: Payara, when deployed to the root context, allows attackers to visit META-INF and WEB-INF

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-45129-payara-when-deployed-to-the-root-context-allows-attackers-to  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-11-10  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-45129 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-11-10

Payara, when deployed to the root context, allows attackers to visit META-INF and WEB-INF

Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-45129 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-45129 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2022-45129?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 10 November 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** fish.payara.distributions:payara (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=6.2021.1.Alpha1,fixed=6.2022.2.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-45129?** Yes. fish.payara.distributions:payara (Maven): upgrade to 6.2022.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-45129?** Check whether you run fish.payara.distributions:payara (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

- fish.payara.distributions:payara (Maven): upgrade to 6.2022.2 or later

  ```sh
  # set fish.payara.distributions:payara to 6.2022.2 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- fish.payara.distributions:payara (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=6.2021.1.Alpha1,fixed=6.2022.2

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-45129
- GHSA-q35w-85pq-rv3x

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- [Payara Server SSRF and CSRF in Admin GUI DownloadServlet](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-12986-payara-server-ssrf-and-csrf-in-admin-gui-downloadservlet)