CVE-2022-38577
Status: ModifiedHigh (8.8)—💥 PoC
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.
CVSS
- Version: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Base score: 8.8
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 2.17%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 82
- Score date: 10/7/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
💥 Public exploits
Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.
- Proof of concept on GitHub (unverified) · List of proofs of concept on GitHub
⚠️ GitHub proofs of concept are not verified: some are fake or contain malware. Never run them outside an isolated lab.
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- CWE-281
- CWE-281
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168427/ProcessMaker-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iP9NYUkYEy_FGMpcnTkUWn8nGcqDT02_/view?usp=sharing
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168427/ProcessMaker-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iP9NYUkYEy_FGMpcnTkUWn8nGcqDT02_/view?usp=sharing
Raw JSON (NVD)
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