Path Traversal in Apache Solr
CVE-2013-6397
Directory traversal vulnerability in SolrResourceLoader in Apache Solr before 4.6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) or full pathname in the tr parameter to solr/select/, when the response writer (wt parameter) is set to XSLT. NOTE: this can be leveraged using a separate XXE (XML eXternal Entity) vulnerability to allow access to files across restricted network boundaries.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.563 (99.0th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.563 · newest: 0.563 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Solr — versions 4.0.0, 4.1.0, 4.2.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/63935 (vdb-entry)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0029.html (vendor-advisory)
- issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SOLR-4882 (Patch)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/27/1 (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/55730 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1844.html (vendor-advisory)
- lucene.apache.org/solr/4_6_0/changes/Changes.html
- secunia.com/advisories/59372 (third-party-advisory)
- www.agarri.fr/kom/archives/2013/11/27/compromising_an_unreachable_solr_server_w… (Exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-6397?
- CVE-2013-6397 is a vulnerability in Apache Solr, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2013-12-07.
- Is CVE-2013-6397 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.