Apache JSPWiki: Pre-Authentication Arbitrary Wiki Markup Rendering
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.
Summary
Arbitrary Wiki Markup rendering due to lack of authentication in Apache JSPWiki up to 2.12.3 allows attacker to obtain sensitive data stored in JSPWiki variables. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.12.4 or 3.0.0, which fixes this issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Apache JSPWiki (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 2.12.4
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apache JSPWiki 2.12.4
3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-23006 Apache JSPWiki: UserManager does not sanity-check user database at startupPriority MEDIUM 50
- TI-2026-23007 Apache JSPWiki: JSPWiki vulnerable to JSON hijackingPriority MEDIUM 40
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-28814
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9c4x-gmwm-cj68
- 2026-10-11 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Apache Jspwiki vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-11364 Apache JSPWiki Cross-site scripting vulnerability on AJAXPreview.jsp CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2022-10292 XSS vulnerability on XHRHtml2Markup.jsp in JSPWiki 2.11.2 CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2022-11366 Apache JSPWiki Cross-site scripting vulnerability on WeblogPlugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2022-11365 Apache JSPWiki CSRF in UserPreferences.jsp CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-17991 Apache JSPWiki: Cross-site scripting vulnerability on upload page CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2026-23006 Apache JSPWiki: UserManager does not sanity-check user database at startup CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-28814 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-28814 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9c4x-gmwm-cj68 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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