Description
The @CopyFrom operation in the POST servlet in the org.apache.sling.servlets.post bundle before 2.1.2 in Apache Sling does not prevent attempts to copy an ancestor node to a descendant node, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted HTTP request.
Remediation
References
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201207.mbox/%3CCAEWfVJ=PwoQmwJg0KmbrC17Gw51kgfKRsqgy=4RpMQsdGh0bVg%40mail.gmail.com%3E
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1352865
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SLING-2517
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