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CVE-2026-91852: Apache Sling XSS: CWE-79 multiple raw-string break-outs and ReDOS in XSSImpl

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Part of a story covered by 7 sourcesSeven Apache Sling vulnerabilities disclosed via oss-security: five XSS-library CVEs fixed in 2.4.12 plus two low-severity Security Bundle flawsMerged summary & timeline
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Moderate Apache Sling XSS flaw CVE-2026-91852 covers raw-string break-outs and ReDoS in XSSImpl.

Joerg Hoh posted an oss-security note on CVE-2026-91852 affecting Apache Sling XSS, rated moderate. The flaw is CWE-79 cross-site scripting through multiple raw-string break-outs in XSSImpl, together with regular-expression denial of service. It is tracked as SLING-13334. The short advisory does not give affected versions or say exploitation has been observed.

Key facts
  • CVE-2026-91852 is rated moderate
  • CWE-79 raw-string break-outs in XSSImpl
  • Issue also includes ReDoS
  • Tracked in Apache Jira as SLING-13334
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2026-91852
Cross-Site Scripting Filter Bypass in Apache Sling XSS before 2.4.12
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From the original article

Posted by Joerg Hoh on Sep 23 Severity: moderate https://issues. apache. org/jira/browse/SLING-13334 Credit: Apache...

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