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critical 9.8

CVE-2026-28812 json

Apache JSPWiki: UserManager does not sanity-check user database at startup

published 3mo ago modified 17d ago also EUVD-2026-51179

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.7%
EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 53%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

UserManager lack of checks allows impersonation in Apache JSPWiki up to 2.12.3 which may allow attackers to escalate privileges. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.12.4 or newer which fixes this issue.

Patch / fix

  • Apache Software Foundation Apache JSPWiki 2.12.4

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
3mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Apache Software Foundation Apache JSPWiki

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-290 Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

References

Sources

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