What is CVE-2015-8797?

CVE-2015-8797 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-2015-8797?

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

Is CVE-2015-8797 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Apache Solr

CVE-2015-8797

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in webapp/web/js/scripts/plugins.js in the stats page in the Admin UI in Apache Solr before 5.3.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the entry parameter to a plugins/…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.021 (84.3th 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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8797?: CVE-2015-8797 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-2015-8797?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2015-8797 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.