CVE-2022-34158

User Group Privilege Escalation

Description

A carefully crafted invocation on the Image plugin could trigger an CSRF vulnerability on Apache JSPWiki before 2.11.3, which could allow a group privilege escalation of the attacker's account. Further examination of this issue established that it could also be used to modify the email associated with the attacked account, and then a reset password request from the login page.

Remediation

Workaround:

  • Apache JSPWiki users should upgrade to 2.11.3 or later.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.32%
Vendor Advisory apache.org
Affected: Apache Software Foundation Apache JSPWiki
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://jspwiki-wiki.apache.org/Wiki.jsp?page=CVE-2022-34158 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-34158?
CVE-2022-34158 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-34158?
As a workaround for remediating CVE-2022-34158: Apache JSPWiki users should upgrade to 2.11.3 or later.
Is CVE-2022-34158 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-34158 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-34158?
CVE-2022-34158 affects Apache Software Foundation Apache JSPWiki.
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