TI-2020-01873 Aliases CVE-2020-1949 GHSA-2r68-qm7v-72rg

Cross-site scripting in Apache Sling

LOW 31CWE-79Published 2020-04-01 · Updated 2024-08-04

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Scripts in Sling CMS before 0.16.0 do not property escape the Sling Selector from URLs when generating navigational elements for the administrative consoles and are vulnerable to reflected XSS attacks.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01965 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	Apache Sling	Apache Sling CMS 0.14.0 and previous releases	—	No fix listed	CNA

Apache Sling Vendor— Affected Apache Sling CMS 0.14.0 and previous releases Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:sling_cms::::::::	before 0.16.0	Vulnerable	Apache

cpe:2.3:a:apache:sling_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.16.0 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-1949
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2r68-qm7v-72rg

References

Advisory 1

https://s.apache.org/CVE-2020-1949

TI-2023-09003 Apache Sling App CMS: XSS in CMS Reference / UI Components CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
TI-2022-21433 XSS in Sling CMS Reference App Taxonomy Path CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
TI-2022-23127 Apache Sling App CMS: XSS in CMS Site Group Detail CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4

Sources

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