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CVE-2012-2138

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Date: July 9, 2012

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.

Language: Java

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Related Resources (7)

https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SLING-2517
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201207.mbox/%3CCAEWfVJ=PwoQmwJg0KmbrC17Gw51kgfKRsqgy=4RpMQsdGh0bVg%40mail.gmail.com%3E
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1352865
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2138
https://github.com/apache/sling-org-apache-sling-servlets-post/commit/0205892908d6ea755645be5fc16e9df53e2e7261
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201207.mbox/%3CCAEWfVJ=PwoQmwJg0KmbrC17Gw51kgfKRsqgy=4RpMQsdGh0bVg@mail.gmail.com%3E
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2012-2138

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control

CWE-264

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CWE-400

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): LOW

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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