# CVE-2022-38202: BUG-000152121 - Directory traversal vulnerability in ArcGIS Server.

> Remote unauthenticated attackers can traverse the file system to access sensitive site configuration files in ArcGIS Server.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 10 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-653f-v7gf-v92q

## What is CVE-2022-38202?

CVE-2022-38202 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Esri Arcgis Server, published on 28 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

There is a path traversal vulnerability in Esri ArcGIS Server versions 10.9.1 and below. Successful exploitation may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker traverse the file system to access files outside of the intended directory on ArcGIS Server. This could lead to the disclosure of sensitive site configuration information (not user datasets).

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory), CWE-23 (Relative Path Traversal)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38202?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Esri Arcgis Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-38202?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38202 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-38202 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38202 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Esri Arcgis Server

- [CVE-2025-57870](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-57870/): BUG-000179884 - There is a security vulnerability in ArcGIS Server Feature Services. (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2026-9181](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-9181/): Directory Traversal in ArcGIS Server (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-9182](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-9182/): Unvalidated File Upload vulnerability in ArcGIS Server. (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-35712](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35712/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-29102](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-29102/): There is a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Esri ArcGIS Server Manager version 10.8.1 and below. (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-38202 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-38202 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Esri Arcgis Server, published on 28 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38202 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Esri Arcgis Server. 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-2022-38202/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38202/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38202
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38202
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-38202

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38202/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.