CVE-2023-26513

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

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: March 20, 2023 at 12:20 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:43 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSling Resource Merger

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

1.2.0 ≤ v < 1.4.21.2.0
Affected range stops below 1.4.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGHapache
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-834

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