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CVE-2022-38577

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2022-09-19
  • Fixed in3.5.4
  • WeaknessCWE-281

Am I affected?

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Description

ProcessMaker before v3.5.4 was discovered to contain insecure permissions in the user profile page. This vulnerability allows attackers to escalate normal users to Administrators.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-09-1916:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 09:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
Block these indicators
  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-38577?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-38577?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Processmaker
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.5< 3.5.43.5.4

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Processmaker to 3.5.4

Detection

read 2026-11-02 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
1 repository, unverifiedsornram9254/CVE-2022-38577-Processmaker
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2022-09-19
Last Modified
2026-07-09
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-gc28-55g9-f45f

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38577?

ProcessMaker before v3.5.4 was discovered to contain insecure permissions in the user profile page. This vulnerability allows attackers to escalate normal users to Administrators.

Is CVE-2022-38577 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-38577 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.2% on 2026-11-02, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-38577?

CVE-2022-38577 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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