# CVE-2022-38201: An unvalidated redirect vulnerability exists in Esri ArcGIS Quick Capture Web Designer versions 10.8.1 to 10.9.1.

> An attacker can redirect authenticated users to malicious domains via unvalidated redirects in ArcGIS Quick Capture Web Designer.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 10 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2rhf-mvhm-8hfp

## What is CVE-2022-38201?

CVE-2022-38201 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Esri ArcGIS  Quickcapture, published on 15 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

An unvalidated redirect vulnerability exists in Esri Portal for ArcGIS Quick Capture Web Designer versions 10.8.1 to 10.9.1. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can potentially induce an unsuspecting authenticated user to access an an attacker controlled domain.

Weakness: CWE-601 (URL Redirection to Untrusted Site)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38201?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Esri Arcgis Quickcapture.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-38201?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38201 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-38201 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38201 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-38201 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-38201 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Esri ArcGIS  Quickcapture, published on 15 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38201 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Esri ArcGIS  Quickcapture. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38201/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38201/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38201
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38201
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-38201

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38201/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.