What is CVE-2012-3353?

CVE-2012-3353 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Sling Jcr Contentloader, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-01-09.

How severe is CVE-2012-3353?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Apache Sling Jcr Contentloader

CVE-2012-3353

The Apache Sling JCR ContentLoader 2.1.4 XmlReader used in the Sling JCR content loader module makes it possible to import arbitrary files in the content repository, including local files, causing potential information leaks. Users should upgrade to version 2.1.6 of the JCR ContentLoader

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2018-01-09 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.031 (87.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 87.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.031 · newest: 0.031 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apache Sling Jcr Contentloader — versions 2.1.4
Apache Software Foundation Sling — versions JCR ContentLoader 2.1.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

lists.apache.org/thread.html/50994d80dd5cf93f1365dacfcaecf5c12f1efe522c4ff6040b… (mailing-list)
issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SLING-2512 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-3353?: CVE-2012-3353 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Sling Jcr Contentloader, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-01-09.
How severe is CVE-2012-3353?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.