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CVE-2020-13957

Published: Oct 13, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-863
9.8CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
79.3%
Top 0.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Nuclei · OpenVAS

Description

Apache Solr versions 6.6.0 to 6.6.6, 7.0.0 to 7.7.3 and 8.0.0 to 8.6.2 prevents some features considered dangerous (which could be used for remote code execution) to be configured in a ConfigSet that's uploaded via API without authentication/authorization. The checks in place to prevent such features can be circumvented by using a combination of UPLOAD/CREATE actions.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-863

Affected Products

Maven
package-ecosystem
org.apache.solr:solr-parent
OSS Libraries
org.apache.solr:solr-solrj
OSS Libraries
org.apache.solr:solr-core
OSS Libraries
apache
oss-project·USaka apache httpd, apache http server
solrOn-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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References

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r13a728994c60be5b5a7049282b5c926dac1fc6a9a0b2362f6adfa573%40%3Cissues.lucene.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1c783d3d81ba62f3381a17a4d6c826f7dead3a132ba42349c90df075%40%3Ccommits.lucene.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1d4a247329a8478073163567bbc8c8cb6b49c6bfc2bf58153a857af1%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
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