CVE-2013-2254

Exp

The deepGetOrCreateNode function in impl/operations/AbstractCreateOperation.java in org.apache.sling.servlets.post.bundle 2.2.0 and 2.3.0 in Apache Sling does not properly handle a NULL value that returned when the session does not have permissions to the root node, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2013-10-17 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-2254 is rated High Exploit Risk (69.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.09%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.10% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2013-2254

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-2254

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.99% 4.09% +3.10%
2 2026-03-04 0.86% 0.99% +0.14%
3 2026-03-01 — 0.86% —

Full EPSS history (34 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-2254

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-2254

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2013-2254

GHSA-cxwh-vmhg-39r2 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Apache Sling

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-2254

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache org.apache.sling.servlets.post 2.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:org.apache.sling.servlets.post:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache org.apache.sling.servlets.post 2.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:org.apache.sling.servlets.post:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-2254

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