Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs ('XML Entity Expansion') Affecting org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.xss package, versions [,2.4.12)
Threat Intelligence
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- published28 Sept 2026
- disclosed23 Sept 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 23 Sep 2026
NewCVE-2026-92001 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.xss to version 2.4.12 or higher.
Overview
org.apache.sling:org.apache.sling.xss is a package for providing XSS protection based on the OWASP AntiSamy and OWASP Java Encoder libraries.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs ('XML Entity Expansion') due to missing resource limits in the XML parser. An attacker can cause excessive resource consumption or denial of service by submitting specially crafted XML data containing recursive entity references.