VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2012-2138

The @CopyFrom operation in the POST servlet in the org.apache.sling.servlets.post bundle before 2.1.2 in Apache Sling does not prevent attempts to copy an ancestor node to a descendant node, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…

EXPLOIT ✓MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 14.1%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.1%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS: 14.12% probability · 97th percentile
Public exploits: 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 6 July 2012
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-264
Affected: apache/org.apache.sling.servlets.post
Source: secalert@redhat.com

EPSS trend

EPSS 14.1% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-ID	Title	Type	Published	Verified
EDB-37487 source ↗	Apache Sling - Denial of Servicemultiple · IOactive	dos	6 July 2012	yes

References

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