CVE-2022-28732
Published: 04 August 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-28732 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Apache Jspwiki. Its CVSS base score is 6.1 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 7.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2022-28732 is a cross-site scripting vulnerability (CWE-79) affecting the WeblogPlugin component of Apache JSPWiki. A carefully crafted request can trigger the flaw, which carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 6.1 and permits execution of JavaScript within the victim's browser.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the issue by submitting a malicious request to a vulnerable JSPWiki instance. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to run arbitrary script in the victim's browser context and thereby obtain sensitive information about that victim.
The Apache JSPWiki project states that users should upgrade to version 2.11.3 or later to remediate the vulnerability, as documented in the project's advisory at the referenced URLs. The associated EPSS score has remained flat at 0.0859 with no material increase after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-6569
Vulnerability details
A carefully crafted request on WeblogPlugin could trigger an XSS vulnerability on Apache JSPWiki, 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…
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2.11.3 or later.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.