Path traversal in the OWASP Enterprise Security API
### Impact 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. ### Patches This vulnerability is patched in release 2.3.0.0 of ESAPI. See https://github.com/ESAPI/esapi-java-legacy/releases/tag/esapi-2.3.0.0 for details. ### Workarounds Yes; in theory, one _could_ write the own implementation of the Validator interface. This would most easily be done by sub-classing a version of the affected `DefaultValidator` class and then overriding the affected `getValidDirectoryPath()` to correct the issue. However, this is not recommended. ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Email one of the project co-leaders. See email addresses listed on the [OWASP ESAPI wiki](https://owasp.org/www-project-enterprise-security-api/) page, under "Leaders". * Send email to one of the two ESAPI related Google Groups listed under [Where to Find More Information on ESAPI](https://github.com/ESAPI/esapi-java-legacy#where-to-find-more-information-on-esapi) on our [README.md](https://github.com/ESAPI/esapi-java-legacy#readme) page.
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Zugehörige CVEs.
| ID | Schweregrad | ausnutzbar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2022-23457US | critical9.8 | Exploit | ||
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.getVa… | ||||
Referenzen
Externe Belege — Patches, Meldungen, Analysen.
- https://github.com/ESAPI/esapi-java-legacyPACKAGE
- https://github.com/ESAPI/esapi-java-legacy/blob/develop/documentation/GHSL-2022-008_The_OWASP_Enterprise_Security_API.mdWEB
- https://github.com/ESAPI/esapi-java-legacy/blob/develop/documentation/esapi4java-core-2.3.0.0-release-notes.txtWEB
- https://github.com/ESAPI/esapi-java-legacy/commit/a0d67b75593878b1b6e39e2acc1773b3effedb2aWEB
- https://github.com/ESAPI/esapi-java-legacy/security/advisories/GHSA-8m5h-hrqm-pxm2WEB
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00010.htmlWEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23457ADVISORY
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230127-0014WEB
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