What is CVE-2022-38298?

CVE-2022-38298 is a high-severity vulnerability in Appsmith, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-09-12.

How severe is CVE-2022-38298?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

SSRF in Appsmith

CVE-2022-38298

Appsmith v1.7.11 was discovered to allow attackers to execute an authenticated Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) via redirecting incoming requests to the AWS internal metadata endpoint.

Vulnerability class: SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery)

Published 2022-09-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (52.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 52.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Appsmith — versions 1.7.11

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-918 — Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

References

github.com/appsmithorg/appsmith/pull/15782 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38298?: CVE-2022-38298 is a high-severity vulnerability in Appsmith, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-09-12.
How severe is CVE-2022-38298?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.