What is CVE-2022-38198?

CVE-2022-38198 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Esri Arcgis Server, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-10-25.

How severe is CVE-2022-38198?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Esri Arcgis Server

CVE-2022-38198

There is a reflected cross site scripting issue in the Esri ArcGIS Server services directory versions 10.9.1 and below that may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to convince a user to click on a crafted link which could potentially execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the victim’s browser.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2022-10-25 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (45.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-04.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 45.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Esri Arcgis Server — versions All
Esri Arcgis Server

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/administration/administration/arcgis-server-s… (Patch, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38198?: CVE-2022-38198 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Esri Arcgis Server, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-10-25.
How severe is CVE-2022-38198?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.