Is CVE-2022-23532 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2022-23532 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2022-23532 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2022-23532 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-23532?

CVE-2022-23532 has a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

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MEDIUM

CVE-2022-23532

CWE-22Published: January 14, 2023· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

6.5

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

APOC (Awesome Procedures on Cypher) is an add-on library for Neo4j that provides hundreds of procedures and functions. 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 minimum versions containing patch for this vulnerability are 4.4.0.12 and 4.3.0.12 and 5.3.1. As a workaround, you can control the allowlist of the procedures that can be used in your system, and/or turn off local file access by setting apoc.export.file.enabled=false.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2022-23532 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in full integrity compromise (data manipulation), with a CVSS base score of 6.5.