GHSA-4xg4-cv39-wq7w
Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessIdentify exposed JSPWiki endpoint
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DeliverySend crafted HTTP request to trigger debug path
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ExploitApplication returns verbose debug response
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ExecutionExtract sensitive data from response body
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ImpactLeverage harvested internals for targeted follow-on attack
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Hardware debug lock mechanism
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires network access to an Apache JSPWiki instance running version 2.12.3 or earlier. The CVSS vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N indicates no authentication, no special configuration, and no user interaction is required - exploitation is against the default deployed state of the application. The limiting factor is that Apache JSPWiki has a relatively niche deployment footprint compared to mainstream web platforms, reducing the total addressable attack surface. The actual sensitivity of exfiltrated data depends on what the application stores in debug context at runtime, which varies by deployment. Inward-facing or intranet-only deployments are substantially protected by network segmentation. |
| Impact | The CVSS base score of 7.5 with vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N characterizes this as a high-severity, trivially exploitable, unauthenticated remote information disclosure. However, several signals substantially moderate the operational urgency: EPSS is 0.17% at the 7th percentile, indicating that empirical exploitation data shows nearly no observed exploitation attempts in the wild; the vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV; and no POC has been identified. This creates a notable divergence between the CVSS severity signal and real-world exploitation likelihood. The C:H impact rating is contingent on the actual sensitivity of data present in debug messages, which varies by deployment configuration. This is a genuine priority for JSPWiki operators but does not represent an immediate mass-exploitation threat. CVSS and EPSS signals conflict - prioritize patching during the next maintenance window rather than treating it as an emergency. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An unauthenticated attacker sends a specially crafted HTTP request to a publicly accessible JSPWiki instance running version 2.12.3 or earlier, triggering an application error or debug code path that returns verbose diagnostic output in the HTTP response. The response may include internal file paths, configuration parameters, session-related data, or other sensitive runtime information that the attacker can harvest to inform further targeted attacks against the application or underlying infrastructure. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, so exploitation would currently require manual discovery of the triggering request. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv2 – Jul 31, 2026
Apache JSPWiki versions up to and including 2.12.3 expose sensitive application internals through debug messages returned in HTTP responses, classified under CWE-1295 (Debug Messages Revealing Unnecessary Information). The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) indicates any unauthenticated remote user can trigger disclosure of high-confidentiality data - potentially including session tokens, internal paths, configuration details, or stack traces - without requiring special privileges or user interaction. Despite the high CVSS score of 7.5, real-world exploitation probability is notably low at 0.17% EPSS (7th percentile), and no public exploit code or active exploitation via CISA KEV has been identified at time of analysis.
Earlier versions of this analysis (1)
Error handling in Apache JSPWiki up to version 2.12.3 exposes debug messages and unnecessary internal information to clients when application errors occur. This information disclosure can surface stack traces, internal file paths, server configuration details, or implementation specifics that aid attacker reconnaissance and potential follow-on exploitation. The Apache Software Foundation rates this Low severity; no public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis, and a vendor-confirmed patch is available in 2.12.4.
RemediationAI
The primary remediation is upgrading Apache JSPWiki to version 2.12.4, which the vendor confirms resolves this issue per the official advisory at https://jspwiki-wiki.apache.org/Wiki.jsp?page=CVE-2026-28811. Where immediate upgrade is not feasible, operators should review JSPWiki's logging and error-handling configuration to disable or restrict debug-level output in production deployments - specifically ensuring debug mode is not enabled in jspwiki.properties or the underlying servlet container. Additionally, placing the JSPWiki instance behind a reverse proxy configured to strip or sanitize verbose server error responses can reduce exposure; however, this is a compensating control, not a fix, as it does not eliminate the underlying debug data generation. Network-level access restriction to trusted IP ranges reduces the attack surface for unauthenticated exploitation. All controls should be treated as temporary until the 2.12.4 upgrade is applied.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Apache JSPWiki is an open-source wiki engine built on Java/JSP, maintained under the Apache Software Foundation umbrella. CWE-1295 (Improper Output Neutralization for Logs / Debug Messages Revealing Unnecessary Information) describes a class of flaws where the application emits diagnostic or debug content - stack traces, internal variable states, configuration values, or credential fragments - through channels accessible to end users, such as HTTP error responses or verbose headers. CPE data per EUVD lists affected versions as Apache JSPWiki from 0 up to (but not including) the fixed version, covering all releases through 2.12.3. The root cause is insufficient sanitization or conditional gating of debug output, meaning sensitive runtime state is surfaced to network clients without authentication.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Network-accessible wiki with no auth required to trigger debug output; C:H reflects potential for sensitive runtime data exposure with no integrity or availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (CNA).
CVSS VectorVendor
Lifecycle Timeline
2Description PRE-NVD
Executive ViewAI
Apache JSPWiki versions up to 2.12.3 expose sensitive organizational data-including session tokens, configuration details, and system paths-through debug messages accessible to any remote user without authentication. Although real-world exploitation remains statistically unlikely at 0.2% probability, the disclosed information directly enables account takeover and reconnaissance for targeted attacks, creating material confidentiality risk for any organization operating affected versions.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: (1) Disable debug mode and verbose error output in JSPWiki configuration settings; (2) Deploy WAF rules to sanitize HTTP error responses, removing stack traces, file paths, session identifiers, and configuration strings; (3) Restrict network-layer access to JSPWiki instances via firewall or VPN to internal IP ranges only; (4) Implement reverse-proxy response filtering to strip sensitive headers; (5) Enable audit logging to detect information-disclosure exploitation attempts.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
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Cross-site request forgery via JSON Hijacking affects Apache JSPWiki through version 2.12.3, letting a remote attacker w
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A specially crafted url could be used to access files under the ROOT directory of the application on Apache JSPWiki 2.9.
Cross-site scripting in Apache JSPWiki's Markdown renderer error-handling path allows attackers with page-editing access
A carefully crafted request on UserPreferences.jsp could trigger an CSRF vulnerability on Apache JSPWiki before 2.11.3,
XSS in Upload page in Apache JSPWiki 2.12.1 and priors allows the attacker to execute javascript in the victim's browser
A carefully crafted request on WeblogPlugin could trigger an XSS vulnerability on Apache JSPWiki, which could allow the
A carefully crafted request on AJAXPreview.jsp could trigger an XSS vulnerability on Apache JSPWiki, which could allow t
EUVD-2026-51178
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
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