CVE-2022-38205: Portal for ArcGIS has a directory traversal vulnerability (10.9.1, 10.8.1 and 10.7.1 only)

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-38205 is a high (CVSS 8.6) Relative Path Traversal vulnerability in esri arcgis_enterprise. EPSS estimates a 1.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 30-12-2022
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 10-04-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In some non-default installations of Esri Portal for ArcGIS versions 10.9.1 and below, a directory traversal issue may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to traverse the file system and lead to the disclosure of sensitive data (not customer-published content).

• CWE-23Relative Path TraversalThe product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.
• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.