An issue was discovered in Hyland Alfresco Community Edition through 7.2.0.
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An issue was discovered in Hyland Alfresco Community Edition through 7.2.0. By inserting malicious content in the folder.get.html.ftl file, an attacker may perform SSTI (Server-Side Template Injection) attacks, which can leverage FreeMarker exposed objects to bypass restrictions and achieve RCE (Remote Code Execution). NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-12873.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-49964
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2cw4-g2qv-f48w
References
More Hyland Alfresco Content Services vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-26898 A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Hyland Alfresco Platform… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2026-21292 Hyland Alfresco Improper Authorization Arbitrary File Read CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
Sources
- CVE-2023-49964 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-49964 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2cw4-g2qv-f48w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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