Apache Sling App CMS: XSS in CMS Reference / UI Components

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-22849",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Apache Sling App CMS: XSS in CMS Reference / UI Components",
    "summary": "An improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('Cross-site Scripting') [CWE-79] vulnerability in Sling App CMS version 1.1.4 and prior may allow an authenticated remote attacker to perform a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) attack in multiple features. Upgrade to Apache Sling App CMS >= 1.1.6",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2023-22849",
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            "org.apache.sling.cms-1.1.2",
            "org.apache.sling.cms-1.1.0",
            "org.apache.sling.cms-1.0.4",
            "org.apache.sling.cms-1.0.2",
            "org.apache.sling.cms-0.16.2",
            "org.apache.sling.cms-0.16.0",
            "org.apache.sling.cms-0.14.0",
            "org.apache.sling.cms-0.12.0",
            "org.apache.sling.cms-0.11.0",
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:52.923419469Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/22xxx/CVE-2023-22849.json",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22849",
        "https://sling.apache.org/news.html"
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 521847,
  "published_at": "2023-02-04T20:37:05.831+00:00"
}