CVE-2022-38205 (GCVE-0-2022-38205)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-30 05:13 – Updated: 2025-04-10 14:54
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Portal for ArcGIS has a directory traversal vulnerability (10.9.1, 10.8.1 and 10.7.1 only)
Summary
In some non-default installations of Esri Portal for ArcGIS versions 10.9.1 and below, a directory traversal issue may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to traverse the file system and lead to the disclosure of sensitive data (not customer-published content).
Severity
8.6 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-10 14:51 UTC
CWE
- CWE-23 - Relative Path Traversal
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esri | ArcGIS Enterprise |
Affected:
Portal for ArcGIS , ≤ 10.9.1
(custom)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2022-12-05 00:00
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