# CVE-2023-22849: Sling App CMS Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-22849-sling-app-cms-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-02-04  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-22849 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-02-04

Sling App CMS Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

Technologies: [org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.cms (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-apache-sling-org-apache-sling-cms). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-22849 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-22849 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-22849?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 4 February 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.cms (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.1.6.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-22849?** Yes. org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.cms (Maven): upgrade to 1.1.6 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-22849?** Check whether you run org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.cms (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.cms (Maven): upgrade to 1.1.6 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.cms to 1.1.6 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.cms (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.1.6

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-22849
- GHSA-rghh-ghf7-7943

## Related threats

- [Apache Sling App CMS vulnerable to reflected Cross-site Scripting](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-46769-apache-sling-app-cms-vulnerable-to-reflected-cross-site-scripting)
- [Apache Sling App CMS vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-43670-apache-sling-app-cms-vulnerable-to-cross-site-scripting)