CVE-2019-10078 Cross-site Scriptin in JSPWiki

What is CVE-2019-10078?

CVE-2019-10078 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apache JSPWiki, published on 20 May 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A carefully crafted plugin link invocation could trigger an XSS vulnerability on Apache JSPWiki 2.9.0 to 2.11.0.M3, which could lead to session hijacking. Initial reporting indicated ReferredPagesPlugin, but further analysis showed that multiple plugins were vulnerable.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10078?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.jspwiki:jspwiki-main and org.apache.jspwiki:jspwiki-war. It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Jspwiki.

How do I fix CVE-2019-10078?

Upgrade org.apache.jspwiki:jspwiki-main to 2.11.0.M4 or later.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2019-10078 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10078 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Other vulnerabilities in Apache JSPWiki

• CVE-2026-28812 Apache JSPWiki: UserManager does not sanity-check user database at startup Critical 9.8
• CVE-2021-44140 Arbitrary file deletion on logout Critical 9.1
• CVE-2026-28813 Apache JSPWiki: JSPWiki vulnerable to JSON hijacking High 8.8
• CVE-2022-34158 User Group Privilege Escalation High 8.8
• CVE-2022-24947 Apache JSPWiki CSRF Account Takeover High 8.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-hp5r-mhgp-56c9.