CVE-2022-28730 | Apache JSPWiki Cross-site scripting vulnerability on AJAXPreview.jsp

A carefully crafted request on AJAXPreview.jsp 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. This vulnerability leverages CVE-2021-40369, where the Denounce plugin dangerously renders user-supplied URLs. Upon re-testing CVE-2021-40369, it appears that the patch was incomplete as it was still possible to insert malicious input via the Denounce plugin. Apache JSPWiki users should upgrade to 2.11.3 or later.

Published: 2022-08-04 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-28730 is rated Moderate Risk (52/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 11.34%, 93th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-28730

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-11-21 24.72% 11.34% -13.38%
2 2025-11-18 11.34% 24.72% +13.38%
3 2025-08-11 — 11.34% —

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-28730

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.1 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 2.7 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-28730

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2022-28730

GHSA-ggjq-8c4c-68r5 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Apache JSPWiki XSS due to incomplete patch for CVE-2021-40369

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-28730

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2022-28730 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (jspwiki), 6 status rows across 6 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 4, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-28730

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-28730

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache jspwiki < 2.11.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:jspwiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-28730

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