CVE-2022-23532
org.neo4j.procedure:apoc Path Traversal Vulnerability
Description
### Impact A Path Traversal Vulnerability found in the apoc.export.* procedures of apoc plugins in Neo4j Graph database. The issue allows a malicious actor to potentially break out of the expected directory. The vulnerability is such that files could only be created but not overwritten. For the vulnerability to be exploited, an attacker would need access to execute an arbitrary query, either by having access to an authenticated Neo4j client, or a Cypher injection vulnerability in an application. The procedure would need to have been allow listed in the neo4j configuration as well as having the apoc config `apoc.export.file.enabled` set to true. On a UNIX based system the following query allows arbitrary write access to the tmp folder: CALL apoc.export.csv.query('RETURN 1', 'file:///..//..//..//..//tmp/test.txt', {}) ### Patches The users should aim to use the latest released version compatible with their Neo4j version. The minimum versions containing patch for this vulnerability are 4.4.0.12 and 4.3.0.12. ### Workarounds If you cannot upgrade the library, you can control the [allowlist of the ](https://neo4j.com/docs/operations-manual/current/reference/configuration-settings/#config_dbms.security.procedures.allowlist)procedures that can be used in your system, and/or turn off local file access by setting apoc.export.file.enabled=false ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in [neo4j-apoc-procedures](https://github.com/neo4j-contrib/neo4j-apoc-procedures) * Email us at [security@neo4j.com](mailto:security@neo4j.com) ### Credits We want to publicly recognise the contribution Adam Reziouk - Airbus.
How to fix CVE-2022-23532
To remediate CVE-2022-23532, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 4.3.0.12 or later
Is CVE-2022-23532 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.