5.4

CVE-2022-38189: There is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ArcGIS API for JavaScript.

Modified
Published 16-08-2022Last modified 10-04-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-38189 is a medium (CVSS 5.4) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in esri portal_for_arcgis. EPSS estimates a 0.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.4/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.60%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 16-08-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 10-04-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Esri Portal for ArcGIS may allow a remote, authenticated attacker to pass and store malicious strings via crafted queries which when accessed could potentially execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the user’s browser.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.60%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

48%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.01 pp

From 0.58% on 26-09-2026

26-09-202626-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Esri1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links