High severity · published Sep 12, 2022
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…
8.8
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 55% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AP
Appsmith · Appsmith
1.7.11 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38298
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38298
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/appsmithorg/appsmith/pull/15782
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