Critical

Neo4j Graph Database vulnerable to Path Traversal

  • Disclosed: 01.02.2022
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 12:22

Impact

Directory Traversal Vulnerabilities found in several functions of apoc plugins in Neo4j Graph database. The attacker can retrieve and download files from outside the configured directory on the affected server. Under some circumstances, the attacker can also create files.

Patches

The users should aim to use the latest released version compatible with their Neo4j version. The minimum versions containing patch for this vulnerability (for Neo4j 4.2, 4.3, and 4.4 bundled with APOC, upgrade to the appropriate patched version): 3.5 - bundle n/a, standalone 3.5.0.17 4.2 - bundle 4.2.13, standalone 4.2.0.10 4.3 - bundle 4.3.9, standalone 4.3.0.4 4.4 - bundle 4.4.2, standalone 4.4.0.1

Workarounds

If you cannot upgrade the library, you can control the allowlist of the functions that can be used in your system:

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

Credits

We want to publicly recognize the contribution of Nicolai Grødum from the Red Team of PwC Norway for reporting this issue and following the responsible disclosure policy.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.neo4j.procedure:apoc < 3.5.17, >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.10, >= 4.3.0.0, < 4.3.0.4, >= 4.4.0.0, < 4.4.0.1 3.5.17, 4.2.10, 4.3.0.4, 4.4.0.1

References

CVSS score 9.1/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-22
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
org.neo4j.procedure:apoc
Disclosed
01.02.2022
Updated
11.10.2026 12:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-4mpj-488r-vh6m - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: org.neo4j.procedure:apoc

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
5
First → latest
12.2018 02.2023
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 2
  • High 1
  • Medium 2

Disclosures per year

  1. 2018: 1
  2. 2019: 0
  3. 2020: 0
  4. 2021: 0
  5. 2022: 2
  6. 2023: 2
  7. 2024: 0
  8. 2025: 0
  9. 2026: 0
  1. Medium · 5.9 ghsa-9vx8-f5c4-862x < 4.4.0.14, >= 5.0.0, < 5.5.0 4.4.0.14, 5.5.0
  2. High · 7.1 CVE-2022-23532 < 4.3.0.12, >= 4.4.0.0, < 4.4.0.12 4.3.0.12, 4.4.0.12
  3. Medium CVE-2022-37423 >= 4.4.0.0, < 4.4.0.8, < 4.3.0.7 4.4.0.8, 4.3.0.7
  4. Neo4j Graph Database vulnerable to Path Traversal this entry
    Critical · 9.1 CVE-2021-42767 < 3.5.17, >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.10, >= 4.3.0.0, < 4.3.0.4, >= 4.4.0.0, < 4.4.0.1 3.5.17, 4.2.10, 4.3.0.4, 4.4.0.1
  5. Critical · 10.0 CVE-2018-1000820 < 3.4.0.4 3.4.0.4

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