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CVE-2022-38298

Appsmith v1.7.11 was discovered to allow attackers to execute an authenticated Server-Side...

8.8 HighFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.76%Down 0.1 points since Sep 13, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

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.

Record
CVE-2022-38298
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-918
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2022-38298
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-40890 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2022-40890
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8fww-hhqw-438g 8.8

Appsmith v1.7.11 was discovered to allow attackers to execute an authenticated Server-Side...

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.

Record
GHSA-8fww-hhqw-438g
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-918
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVBIT-appsmith-2022-38298 No score

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.

Record
BIT-appsmith-2022-38298
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

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.

Record
CVE-2022-38298
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
appsmith
Bitnami
1.7.11 up to 1.7.12
1.7.12

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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In short

CVE-2022-38298 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Appsmith, published September 12, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.76%, the 55th percentile. Fixed in appsmith 1.7.12.

References

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