What is CVE-2022-32533?

CVE-2022-32533 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Jetspeed, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-07-06.

How severe is CVE-2022-32533?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

XSS in Apache Jetspeed

CVE-2022-32533

Apache Jetspeed-2 does not sufficiently filter untrusted user input by default leading to a number of issues including XSS, CSRF, XXE, and SSRF. Setting the configuration option "xss.filter.post = true" may mitigate these issues. NOTE: Apache Jetspeed is a dormant project of Apache Portals and no updates will be provided for this issue

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2022-07-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.041 (90.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-22.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 90.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.041 · newest: 0.041 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apache Jetspeed
Apache Software Foundation Portals — versions Jetspeed 2.3.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

lists.apache.org/thread/d3g248pr03x8rvmh8p2t3xdlw0wn5dz2 (Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/07/06/1 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/07/06/1 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-32533?: CVE-2022-32533 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Jetspeed, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-07-06.
How severe is CVE-2022-32533?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.