CVE-2025-24853
July 31, 2025
A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was found in the Header Link processing of Apache JSPWiki before 2.12.3 . A carefully crafted request when creating a header link using the wiki markup syntax, which could allow the attacker to execute javascript in the victim's browser and get some sensitive information about the
victim. Further research by the JSPWiki team showed that the markdown parser allowed this kind of attack too.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/apache/jspwiki.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=2.10.2 <2.12.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.12.3org.apache.jspwiki:jspwiki-markdown (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=2.10.3 <2.12.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.12.3org.apache.jspwiki:jspwiki-main (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=2.11.0.M1 <2.12.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.12.3org.apache.jspwiki:jspwiki-main (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=2.11.0.M1 <2.12.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.12.3org.apache.jspwiki:jspwiki-markdown (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=2.10.3 <2.12.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.12.3Related Resources (7)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
5.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
LOW
Subsequent System Integrity
LOW
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
EPSS
Base Score:
0.22
