CVE-2022-38191 (GCVE-0-2022-38191)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-08-15 21:05 – Updated: 2025-04-10 14:57
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
HTML injection vulnerability in Portal for ArcGIS
Summary
There is an HTML injection issue in Esri Portal for ArcGIS versions 10.9.0 and below which may allow a remote, authenticated attacker to inject HTML into some locations in the home application.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-10 14:50 UTC
CWE
- CWE-74 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esri | Portal for ArcGIS |
Affected:
all , ≤ 10.8.1
(custom)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2022-06-28 00:00
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