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High · 8.5 Public exploit CVE-2024-23673 EUVD-2024-0646GHSA-h2rq-qhr7-53gm

Apache Sling Servlets Resolver: Malicious code execution via path traversal

Published Feb 6, 2024 · Updated May 9, 2025 · Assigned by apache

Vendor: Apache Software Foundation Product: Apache Sling Servlets Resolver Package: org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.servlets.resolver Ecosystem: Maven

Description

Malicious code execution via path traversal in Apache Software Foundation Apache Sling Servlets Resolver.This issue affects all version of Apache Sling Servlets Resolver before 2.11.0. However, whether a system is vulnerable to this attack depends on the exact configuration of the system.
If the system is vulnerable, a user with write access to the repository might be able to trick the Sling Servlet Resolver to load a previously uploaded script. 

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.11.0, which fixes this issue. It is recommended to upgrade, regardless of whether your system configuration currently allows this attack or not.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Apache Software Foundation Apache Sling Servlets Resolver < 2.11.0 2.11.0

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

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Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Maven org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.servlets.resolver < 2.11.0 2.11.0 GHSA-h2rq-qhr7-53gm

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