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TI-2023-11650 Aliases CVE-2023-26513GHSA-rwrx-x2hw-9h5w

Apache Sling Resource Merger: Requests to certain paths managed by the Apache Sling Resource Merger can lead to DoS

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-834Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

Excessive Iteration vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache Sling Resource Merger.This issue affects Apache Sling Resource Merger: from 1.2.0 before 1.4.2.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01464 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Apache Sling Resource Merger (Apache Software Foundation): 1.4.2org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.resourcemerger (Maven): 1.4.2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

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 Sling Resource Merger1.2.0 to before 1.4.21.4.2Patch availableCNA
—org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.resourcemerger (Maven)1.2.0 to before 1.4.21.4.2Patch availableGHSA-rwrx-x2hw-9h5w
  • Apache Sling Resource Merger VendorApache Affected 1.2.0 to before 1.4.2 Fixed in 1.4.2 Patch available CNA
  • org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.resourcemerger (Maven) Vendor— Affected 1.2.0 to before 1.4.2 Fixed in 1.4.2 Patch available GHSA-rwrx-x2hw-9h5w

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:sling_resource_merger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.0 to before 1.4.2VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:sling_resource_merger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0 to before 1.4.2 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Apache Sling Resource Merger (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 1.4.2
  • Fix · GHSA-rwrx-x2hw-9h5w org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.resourcemerger (Maven) Fixed in 1.4.2 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-26513
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rwrx-x2hw-9h5w

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

Sources

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