Remote Code Execution (RCE) Affecting org.apache.solr:solr-core package, versions [6.6.0, 8.6.3)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of concept
EPSS
81.92% (99th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHESOLR-1017401
  • published14 Oct 2020
  • disclosed14 Oct 2020
  • creditTomás Fernández Löbbe, András Salamon

Introduced: 14 Oct 2020

CVE-2020-13957  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade org.apache.solr:solr-core to version 8.6.3 or higher.

Overview

org.apache.solr:solr-core is an open source enterprise search platform built on Apache Lucene

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE). Features considered dangerous (which could be used for remote code execution) can be configured in a ConfigSet that's uploaded via API without authentication or authorization. The checks in place to prevent such features can be circumvented by using a combination of the UPLOAD and CREATE actions.

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