What is CVE-2015-8796?

CVE-2015-8796 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Solr, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-02-15.

How severe is CVE-2015-8796?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Apache Solr

CVE-2015-8796

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in webapp/web/js/scripts/schema-browser.js in the Admin UI in Apache Solr before 5.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted schema-browse URL.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.026 (85.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Apache Solr
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
85205 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8796?: CVE-2015-8796 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Solr, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-02-15.
How severe is CVE-2015-8796?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.