CVE-2022-34158 User Group Privilege Escalation
A CSRF vulnerability in Apache JSPWiki allows attackers to escalate privileges and take over accounts by modifying email addresses.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-34158?
CVE-2022-34158 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache JSPWiki, published on 4 Aug 2022. 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 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.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-34158?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.jspwiki:jspwiki-main. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.jspwiki:jspwiki-main Maven | All versions | 2.11.3 |
org.apache.jspwiki:jspwiki-main Maven | All versions | 2.11.3 |
Products include Apache Jspwiki.
How do I fix CVE-2022-34158?
Upgrade org.apache.jspwiki:jspwiki-main to 2.11.3 or later.
Is CVE-2022-34158 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34158 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apache JSPWiki
- CVE-2026-28812 Apache JSPWiki: UserManager does not sanity-check user database at startup
- CVE-2021-44140 Arbitrary file deletion on logout
- CVE-2026-28813 Apache JSPWiki: JSPWiki vulnerable to JSON hijacking
- CVE-2022-24947 Apache JSPWiki CSRF Account Takeover
- CVE-2026-28811 Apache JSPWiki: Error Handling - Reveals Error Details
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jp3m-p26h-mm7v.