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)

EPSS: 0.006 (47.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Appsmith — versions 1.7.11
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, 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.