Vulnerability · Published Feb 4, 2023 · Assigned by apache

CVE-2023-22849Apache Sling App CMS: XSS in CMS Reference / UI Components

Medium 6.1

In plain English

A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Apache Sling App CMS from Apache Software Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.4% (higher than 73% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.1Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 26.6% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('Cross-site Scripting') [CWE-79] vulnerability in Sling App CMS version 1.1.4 and prior may allow an authenticated remote attacker to perform a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) attack in multiple features. Upgrade to Apache Sling App CMS >= 1.1.6

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
Maven	org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.cms	1.1.6	GHSA-rghh-ghf7-7943

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apache Software Foundation	Apache Sling App CMS	0 – before 1.1.6

Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References

https://sling.apache.org/news.html vendor-advisory