CVE-2015-2944: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in Apache Sling

CVE-2015-2944 · Severity: info · Published 2022-05-13

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in Apache Sling

Technologies: org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.api (Maven), org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.servlets.post (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2015-2944 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2015-2944 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2015-2944?
Informational severity, published 13 May 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.api (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.2.2; org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.servlets.post (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.1.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2015-2944?
Yes. org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.api (Maven): upgrade to 2.2.2 or later; org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.servlets.post (Maven): upgrade to 2.1.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2015-2944?
Check whether you run org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.api (Maven) or org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.servlets.post (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.api (Maven): upgrade to 2.2.2 or later
    # set org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.api to 2.2.2 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  • org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.servlets.post (Maven): upgrade to 2.1.2 or later
    # set org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.servlets.post to 2.1.2 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.api (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.2.2
  • org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.servlets.post (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.1.2

Identifiers

  • CVE-2015-2944
  • GHSA-rxvx-44w5-44r7

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