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CVE-2022-45064

HIGH CVSS: 8.0 Published: 2023-04-13 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

The SlingRequestDispatcher doesn't correctly implement the RequestDispatcher API resulting in a generic type of include-based cross-site scripting issues on the Apache Sling level. The vulnerability is exploitable by an attacker that is able to include a resource with specific content-type and control the include path (i.e. writing content). The impact of a successful attack is privilege escalation to administrative power. Please update to Apache Sling Engine >= 2.14.0 and enable the "Check Content-Type overrides" configuration option.

Affected Platforms

Apache Apache Sling Engine

Weakness Type

CWE-79

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