TI-2024-15691 Aliases CVE-2024-23673 GHSA-h2rq-qhr7-53gm

Apache Sling Servlets Resolver: Malicious code execution via path traversal

HIGH 72CWE-22Published 2024-02-06 · Updated 2025-05-09

Key facts

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

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

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.01321 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed Apache Sling Servlets Resolver (Apache Software Foundation): 2.11.0org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.servlets.resolver (Maven): 2.11.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Apache	Apache Sling Servlets Resolver	before 2.11.0	2.11.0	Patch available	CNA
—	org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.servlets.resolver (Maven)	before 2.11.0	2.11.0	Patch available	GHSA-h2rq-qhr7-53gm

Apache Sling Servlets Resolver VendorApache Affected before 2.11.0 Fixed in 2.11.0 Patch available CNA
org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.servlets.resolver (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.11.0 Fixed in 2.11.0 Patch available GHSA-h2rq-qhr7-53gm

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:sling_servlets_resolver::::::::	before 2.11.0	Vulnerable	Apache

cpe:2.3:a:apache:sling_servlets_resolver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.11.0 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

Fix · CNA Apache Sling Servlets Resolver (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 2.11.0
Fix · GHSA-h2rq-qhr7-53gm org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.servlets.resolver (Maven) Fixed in 2.11.0 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-23673
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h2rq-qhr7-53gm

References

Advisory 2

Other 3

Sources

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