GHSA-78f9-745f-278p

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GHSA-78f9-745f-278p

Summary: Neo4j Graph apoc plugins Partial Path Traversal Vulnerability

Details: ### Impact A partial Directory Traversal Vulnerability found in `apoc.log.stream` function of apoc plugins in Neo4j Graph database. This issue allows a malicious actor to potentially break out of the expected directory. The impact is limited to sibling directories. For example, `userControlled.getCanonicalPath().startsWith("/usr/out")` will allow an attacker to access a directory with a name like `/usr/outnot`. ### 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 4.4.0.8 and 4.3.0.7 ### Workarounds If you cannot upgrade the library, you can control the [allowlist of the functions](https://neo4j.com/docs/operations-manual/current/reference/configuration-settings/#config_dbms.security.procedures.allowlist) that can be used in your system ### 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 [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) ### Credits We want to publicly recognise the contribution of [Jonathan Leitschuh](https://github.com/JLLeitschuh) for reporting this issue.

References: https://github.com/neo4j-contrib/neo4j-apoc-procedures/security/advisories/GHSA-78f9-745f-278p, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-37423, https://github.com/neo4j-contrib/neo4j-apoc-procedures/pull/3080, https://github.com/neo4j-contrib/neo4j-apoc-procedures/commit/d2f415c6f703bbc2cda4a753928821ff15d5c620, https://github.com/neo4j-contrib/neo4j-apoc-procedures/commit/fe9f8c77269f5a742585c1d62324eb70755de510, https://github.com/neo4j-contrib/neo4j-apoc-procedures, https://neo4j.com/docs/aura/platform/apoc