CVE-2013-2254
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 4.1% (91th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2022-3665)
- Published
- October 17, 2013
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2022-3665 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- apache / org.apache.sling.servlets.post
- apache / org.apache.sling.servlets.post
- apache / sling
References
- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/sling-dev/201310.mbox/%3CCAKkCf4pue6PnESsP1KTdEDJm1gpkANFaK%2BvUd9mzEVT7tXL%2B3A%40mail.gmail.com%3E(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55157(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62903
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87765
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SLING-2913(Exploit, Patch)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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