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CVE-2012-2138 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201207.mbox/%3CCAEWfVJ=PwoQmwJg0KmbrC17Gw51kgfKRsqgy=4RpMQsdGh0bVg%40mail.gmail.com%3E CVE
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SLING-2517 CVE
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1352865 CVE
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201207.mbox/%3CCAEWfVJ=PwoQmwJg0KmbrC17Gw51kgfKRsqgy=4RpMQsdGh0bVg%40mail.gmail.com%3E [email protected]
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SLING-2517 [email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
apache org.apache.sling.servlets.post
<= 2.1.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:org.apache.sling.servlets.post:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
apache sling
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:sling:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-2138
NVD Published Date:
Jul 9, 2012
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]