CVE-2026-73192

medium

An improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('Cross-site Scripting') [CWE-79] vulnerability when using the XSSAPI.getValidHref() in Apache S…

Vendor / product: Apache — sling xss protection api

An improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('Cross-site Scripting') [CWE-79] vulnerability when using the XSSAPI.getValidHref() in Apache Sling XSS version 2.4.10 and prior may allow an attacker to perform a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) attack in every feature using this method. In order to successfully attack an application, the attacker needs to be able to submit a value which is not correctly sanitized by that library. Upgrade to Apache Sling XSS >= 2.4.12

CVSS

6.1

6.1 (CVSS v3.1)

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

Timeline (UTC)

Published: 2026-09-23 10:17

Modified: 2026-09-30 16:14

NVD status: Analyzed

Last synced 2 days ago

Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 06:55 UTC

Exploitation

Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)

Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).

Affected products

apache / sling_xss_protection_api <2.4.12

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79

Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.

Mitigation & advisories

Vendor advisory: https://sling.apache.org/news.html

References

https://sling.apache.org/news.html security@apache.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/23/18 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Data sources

NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 06:55 UTC · record ↗

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