CVE-2012-2138

Medium

Description

The @CopyFrom operation in the POST servlet in the org.apache.sling.servlets.post bundle before 2.1.2 in Apache Sling does not prevent attempts to copy an ancestor node to a descendant node, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted HTTP request.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.0
Exploit probability—
ProductOrg.apache.sling.servlets.post
PublishedJul 9, 2012
First seenJul 9, 2012

How to fix

Update
  • org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.servlets.post2.1.2 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
apache org.apache.sling.servlets.postv ≤ 2.1.0—
org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.servlets.postMavenv < 2.1.22.1.2

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