CVE-2022-38187: Prevent access to sharing/rest/content/features/analyze to unauthorized users

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-08-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-918

Description

Prior to version 10.9.0, the sharing/rest/content/features/analyze endpoint is always accessible to anonymous users, which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to induce Esri Portal for ArcGIS to read arbitrary URLs.

Affected products

Esri Portal for ArcGIS: before 10.9 — fixed in 10.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Esri Portal for ArcGIS 10.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-enterprise/administration/portal-for-arcgis-security-2022-update-1-patch/
https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-enterprise/administration/portal-for-arcgis-security-2022-update-1-patch/

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