Authenticated reflected XSS via unescaped taxonomy path
Published Nov 2, 2022 · Updated May 2, 2025
Reflected XSS in Apache Sling App CMS before 1.1.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute script through taxonomy management. The taxonomy response places attacker-controlled path data into generated HTML without adequate neutralization; Apache has not disclosed the exact template or parameter. Exploitation requires a valid account and user interaction, and executed script can read or alter data available to the affected browser session.
Summary
What happened
Reflected XSS in Apache Sling App CMS before 1.1.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute script through taxonomy management. The taxonomy response places attacker-controlled path data into generated HTML without adequate neutralization; Apache has not disclosed the exact template or parameter. Exploitation requires a valid account and user interaction, and executed script can read or alter data available to the affected browser session.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-43670
- Published
- Nov 2, 2022
- Updated
- May 2, 2025
- Vendor
- The Apache Software Foundation
- Product
- Apache Sling CMS App
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1204.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 2, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 2, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <1.1.2
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