THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2013-2254
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2013-2254

Org.Apache.Sling.Servlets.Post vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
4.1%
EPSS pct
90th
Exploited
No known
The deepGetOrCreateNode function in impl/operations/AbstractCreateOperation.java in org.apache.sling.servlets.post.bundle 2.2.0 and 2.3.0 in Apache Sling does not properly handle a NULL value that returned when the session does not have permissions to the root node, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via unspecified vectors.
Affected vendor
Apache
Affected product
Org.Apache.Sling.Servlets.Post
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2013-10-17

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 4.1% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 90% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2013-2254

  • Confirm whether Apache Org.Apache.Sling.Servlets.Post is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2013-2254.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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