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TI-2023-10921 Aliases CVE-2023-25621GHSA-mrpv-5pmr-p92h

Apache Sling does not allow to handle i18n content in a secure way

Priority LOW 33CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Sling. Any content author is able to create i18n dictionaries in the repository in a location the author has write access to. As these translations are used across the whole product, it allows an author to change any text or dialog in the product. For example an attacker might fool someone by changing the text on a delete button to "Info". This issue affects the i18n module of Apache Sling up to version 2.5.18. Version 2.6.2 and higher limit by default i18m dictionaries to certain paths in the repository (/libs and /apps). Users of the module are advised to update to version 2.6.2 or higher, check the configuration for resource loading and then adjust the access permissions for the configured path accordingly.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01148 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.i18n (Maven): 2.6.2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache SlingApache Sling i18n – 2.5.18—No fix listedCNA
—org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.i18n (Maven)before 2.6.22.6.2Patch availableGHSA-mrpv-5pmr-p92h
  • Apache Sling VendorApache Affected Apache Sling i18n – 2.5.18 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.i18n (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.6.2 Fixed in 2.6.2 Patch available GHSA-mrpv-5pmr-p92h

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:sling_i18n:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.6.2VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:sling_i18n:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.6.2 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-mrpv-5pmr-p92h org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.i18n (Maven) Fixed in 2.6.2 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-25621
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mrpv-5pmr-p92h

References

Advisory 2

Other 3

Sources

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