Apache JSPWiki Cross-site scripting vulnerability on User Preferences screen

published 2022-02-25 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-9953-fmrw-v4vm , EUVD-2022-0932

cvss: 6.1; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.3%; EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
public exploits: 0; none known

A carefully crafted user preferences for submission could trigger an XSS vulnerability on Apache JSPWiki, related to the user preferences screen, which could allow the attacker to execute javascript in the victim's browser and get some sensitive information about the victim. Apache JSPWiki users should upgrade to 2.11.2 or later.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2

maven org.apache.jspwiki:jspwiki-main 2.11.2
apache jspwiki 2.11.2

Exploit prediction

2.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	6.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD	2.0	4.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
GitHub	3.1	6.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
maven	org.apache.jspwiki:jspwiki-main	<2.11.2	2.11.2

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache JSPWiki

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

lists.apache.org /thread/86p0yzopc4mw2h5bkwpt927b2c8tfq3b
web, mailing-list, vendor-advisory
openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2022/02/25/2
mailing-list, web, third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24948
advisory

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary