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CVE-2022-28731· NVD / CVE Program· CNA apache

Apache JSPWiki CSRF in UserPreferences.jsp

A carefully crafted request on UserPreferences.jsp could trigger an CSRF vulnerability on Apache JSPWiki before 2.11.3, which could allow the attacker to modify the email associated with the attacked account, and then a reset password request from the login page.

MediumCVSS 6.5 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Aug 4, 2022
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
57.8% · 99th percentile
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Action score

43

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
26 / 40 · 6.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
17 / 30 · 57.8%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
apachejspwiki

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • apache jspwikibefore 2.11.3

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (apache). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Apache Software Foundation Apache JSPWiki

    • Apache JSPWiki and later · up to and including Apache JSPWiki up to 2.11.2affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Mavenorg.apache.jspwiki:jspwiki-mainbefore 2.11.32.11.3

Same product

apache: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2022-28730Apache JSPWiki Cross-site scripting vulnerability on AJAXPreview.jsp
    50Plan
  • CVE-2022-27166XSS vulnerability on XHRHtml2Markup.jsp in JSPWiki 2.11.2
    50Plan
  • CVE-2022-28732Apache JSPWiki Cross-site scripting vulnerability on WeblogPlugin
    49Plan
  • CVE-2024-27136Apache JSPWiki: Cross-site scripting vulnerability on upload page
    42Plan
  • CVE-2026-28812Apache JSPWiki: UserManager does not sanity-check user database at startup
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2021-44140Arbitrary file deletion on logout
    38Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Maven:org.apache.jspwiki:jspwiki-main2.11.3Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days+2% in 7 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-352 · Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

nvd-primary

Root cause

State-changing requests rely on the session cookie the browser sends automatically; nothing verifies that the request came from the user’s own page.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-352 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
app.use(session({ cookie: { httpOnly: true } }));app.post("/account/address", updateAddress);

Fixed

ts
app.use(session({ cookie: { httpOnly: true, sameSite: "lax" } }));app.post("/account/address", csrfProtection, updateAddress);

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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