What is CVE-2022-38916?

CVE-2022-38916 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Pagekit, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-09-20.

How severe is CVE-2022-38916?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Pagekit

CVE-2022-38916

A file upload vulnerability exists in the storage feature of pagekit 1.0.18, which allows an attacker to upload malicious files

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published 2022-09-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.179 (97.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.176 · newest: 0.179 · change: +0.003

Affected products

Pagekit — versions 1.0.18

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

github.com/pagekit/pagekit/issues/970 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38916?: CVE-2022-38916 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Pagekit, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-09-20.
How severe is CVE-2022-38916?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.