# CVE-2022-45783: Path traversal in n/a

> Authenticated attackers can exploit a directory traversal flaw in the dotCMS API to achieve remote code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 27 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qvqm-f8p9-vr4c

## What is CVE-2022-45783?

CVE-2022-45783 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dotcms Dotcms, published on 1 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in dotCMS core 4.x through 22.10.2. An authenticated directory traversal vulnerability in the dotCMS API can lead to Remote Code Execution.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-45783?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dotcms Dotcms.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-45783?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-45783 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-45783 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-45783 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dotcms Dotcms

- [CVE-2022-26352](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26352/): dotCMS Unrestricted Upload of File (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-19138](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-19138/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-6754](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6754/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-5344](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5344/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-2355](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-2355/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-45783 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-45783 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dotcms Dotcms, published on 1 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-45783 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dotcms Dotcms. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45783/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45783/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-45783
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45783
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-45783

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45783/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.