What is CVE-2020-13941?

CVE-2020-13941 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Solr, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-08-17.

How severe is CVE-2020-13941?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-13941 known to be exploited?

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

Improper input validation in Apache Solr

CVE-2020-13941

Reported in SOLR-14515 (private) and fixed in SOLR-14561 (public), released in Solr version 8.6.0. The Replication handler (https://lucene.apache.org/solr/guide/8_6/index-replication.html#http-api-commands-for-the-replicationhandler) allow…

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.038 (88.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Apache Solr
N/a Apache Solr — versions Prior to 8.6.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@apache.org (Mailing List, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-13941?: CVE-2020-13941 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Solr, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-08-17.
How severe is CVE-2020-13941?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-13941 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.