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/cache URI.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.033 (88.1th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 88.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2015-8797: held from 0.033 to 0.033.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.033 · newest: 0.033 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.