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Appsmith CVE-2022-38299

MEDIUM
2022-09-12 cve@mitre.org
4.3
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Impact

CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.5% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

An issue in the Elasticsearch plugin of Appsmith v1.7.11 allows attackers to connect disallowed hosts to the AWS/GCP internal metadata endpoint. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

An issue in the Elasticsearch plugin of Appsmith v1.7.11 allows attackers to connect disallowed hosts to the AWS/GCP internal metadata endpoint. Affected products include: Appsmith.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

DescriptionNVD

An issue in the Elasticsearch plugin of Appsmith v1.7.11 allows attackers to connect disallowed hosts to the AWS/GCP internal metadata endpoint.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 61% exploitable
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.5%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

22
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +22
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:appsmith:appsmith:1.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2024-55964 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Mar 26

An issue was discovered in Appsmith before 1.52. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely expl

CVE-2026-22794 CRITICAL POC
9.6 Jan 12

Appsmith before 1.93 allows attackers to control the Origin header value used as the base URL in password reset and emai

CVE-2022-39824 HIGH POC
8.9 Sep 05

Server-side JavaScript injection in Appsmith through 1.7.14 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code

CVE-2024-51408 MEDIUM POC
6.5 Nov 04

AppSmith Community 1.8.3 before 1.46 allows SSRF via New DataSource for application/json requests to 169.254.169.254 to

CVE-2022-4096 MEDIUM POC
6.5 Nov 21

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in GitHub repository appsmithorg/appsmith prior to 1.8.2. Rated medium severity (CVSS

CVE-2026-55454 CRITICAL
9.9 Jun 24

Reverse-proxy takeover in Appsmith versions prior to 2.1 lets an authenticated low-privileged user abuse server-side req

CVE-2026-5418 MEDIUM POC
5.5 Apr 02

Server-side request forgery (SSRF) in Appsmith Dashboard component allows unauthenticated remote attackers to manipulate

CVE-2026-24042 CRITICAL
9.4 Jan 22

Appsmith platform version 1.94 and below has a missing authorization vulnerability that allows unauthenticated access to

CVE-2026-7299 MEDIUM POC
5.4 Jun 02

Stored XSS in Appsmith's SQL query editor autocomplete allows an authenticated Developer-role user to inject persistent

CVE-2026-30862 CRITICAL
9.0 Mar 10

Appsmith platform prior to version 1.96 has a critical stored XSS enabling account takeover through crafted admin panel

CVE-2026-50189 HIGH
8.9 Jun 24

Authenticated command execution in Appsmith versions prior to 2.1 lets any administrator run arbitrary OS commands insid

CVE-2022-38298 HIGH
8.8 Sep 12

Appsmith v1.7.11 was discovered to allow attackers to execute an authenticated Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) via re

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