What is CVE-2022-38935?

CVE-2022-38935 is a high-severity vulnerability in Niter Niterforum, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-02-15.

How severe is CVE-2022-38935?

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

Vulnerability in Niter Niterforum

CVE-2022-38935

An issue was discovered in NiterForum version 2.5.0-beta in /src/main/java/cn/niter/forum/api/SsoApi.java and /src/main/java/cn/niter/forum/controller/AdminController.java, allows attackers to gain escalated privileges.

Published 2023-02-15 · 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 (52.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 52.5% 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: 0.000

Affected products

Niter Niterforum — versions 2.5.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

github.com/yourkevin/NiterForum/issues/25 (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38935?: CVE-2022-38935 is a high-severity vulnerability in Niter Niterforum, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-02-15.
How severe is CVE-2022-38935?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.