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CVE-2022-31159

Severity7.9 High CVSS 3.1 2 scores
Fixed in1.12.261
WeaknessPath traversal (CWE-22)
Published15 Jul 2022
Updated17 Jun 2026

Description

The AWS SDK for Java enables Java developers to work with Amazon Web Services. A partial-path traversal issue exists within the downloadDirectory method in the AWS S3 TransferManager component of the AWS SDK for Java v1 prior to version 1.12.261. Applications using the SDK control the destinationDirectory argument, but S3 object keys are determined by the application that uploaded the objects. The downloadDirectory method allows the caller to pass a filesystem object in the object key but contained an issue in the validation logic for the key name. A knowledgeable actor could bypass the validation logic by including a UNIX double-dot in the bucket key. Under certain conditions, this could permit them to retrieve a directory from their S3 bucket that is one level up in the filesystem from their working directory. This issue’s scope is limited to directories whose name prefix matches the destinationDirectory. E.g. for destination directory/tmp/foo, the actor can cause a download to /tmp/foo-bar, but not /tmp/bar. If com.amazonaws.services.s3.transfer.TransferManager::downloadDirectory is used to download an untrusted buckets contents, the contents of that bucket can be written outside of the intended destination directory. Version 1.12.261 contains a patch for this issue. As a workaround, when calling com.amazonaws.services.s3.transfer.TransferManager::downloadDirectory, pass a KeyFilter that forbids S3ObjectSummary objects that getKey method return a string containing the substring .. .

Exploitation status

Proof of concept only

A proof of concept exists, but no reviewed exploit catalogue lists this CVE.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: poc CISA recorded that an exploit has been demonstrated. Automatable: no, technical impact: total.
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 1.6% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

Protected by Waratek

Waratek has a rule that blocks attacks on this vulnerability.

Decided by A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule
Finding Protected by Waratek's ARMR path-traversal security rule, which blocks this class of attack at the JVM level without a rule written for this CVE specifically. The CVE's weakness is CWE-22: Path Traversal.
Candidate fix https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-java/security/advisories/GHSA-c28r-hw5m-5gv3 : the maintainers' own security advisory: names the version that fixes it, so the fix is the difference between two releases

How to mitigate CVE-2022-31159

Upgrade the affected software to 1.12.261 or later. Until you can, Waratek RASP blocks exploitation with its path traversal rule. It runs inside the Java application, with no code changes.

Waratek RASP Runtime protection for Java applications

CVSS

7.9 HIGH v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L 2 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

VersionScoreBandVectorAssignerType
CVSS 3.1 7.9 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L security-advisories@github.com Secondary published
CVSS 3.1 6.5 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N NVD Primary

Affected software and releases

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev
PackageIntroducedFixedLast affected
com.amazonaws:aws-java-sdk-s3 0 1.12.261 unbounded

Products and versions

2 products, 2 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd amazon aws-sdk-java generic ≤ 1.12.260
osv com.amazonaws aws-java-sdk-s3 generic < 1.12.261

References

URLTags
https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-java/security/advisories/GHSA-c28r-hw5m-5gv3 advisory
https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-java/commit/cb66c50c885566d9a7fce837a68dc48ddced8a9a WEB
https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-java PACKAGE

Timeline

Published2022-07-15By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-17NVD's own last-modified date for this record.