Apache JSPWiki: Markdown parser allows XSS injection in Markdown error processing
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-80.
Summary
A carefully crafted editing request could trigger an XSS vulnerability on Apache JSPWiki when parsing errors on the markdown renderer, which could allow the attacker to execute javascript in the victim's browser and get some sensitive information about the victim. This issue affects Apache JSPWiki: through 2.12.3. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.12.4, which fixes the issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-48910
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g956-w8r6-2m72
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-2026-48910 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-48910 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g956-w8r6-2m72 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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