CVE-2022-28731 | 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.

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-2022-28731 is rated High Risk (65.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 56.26%, 99th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +40.80% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-28731

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 2026-06-15 15.46% 56.26% +40.80%
2 2026-05-05 6.53% 15.46% +8.92%
3 2025-12-23 — 6.53% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-28731

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/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:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-28731

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2022-28731

GHSA-9x9j-vrhj-v364 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Apache JSPWiki CSRF due to crafted request on UserPreferences.jsp

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-28731

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2022-28731 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-2022-28731

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-28731

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

References for CVE-2022-28731

URL Tags
https://jspwiki-wiki.apache.org/Wiki.jsp?page=CVE-2022-28732 Not Applicable Vendor Advisory
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