The DataImportHandler, a popular and widely used module which is used to pull data from databases or other sources, has a vulnerability dataConfig parameter. This parameter is used for configuration of DIH config; since this config can contain scripts, this parameter poses a RCE security risk. Starting with version 8.2.0 of Solr, use of this parameter requires setting the Java System property "enable.dih.dataConfigParam" to true.

Note that the scanner has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - In Apache Solr, the DataImportHandler, an optional but popular module to pull in data from databases and
    other sources, has a feature in which the whole DIH configuration can come from a request's "dataConfig"
    parameter. The debug mode of the DIH admin screen uses this to allow convenient debugging / development of
    a DIH config. Since a DIH config can contain scripts, this parameter is a security risk. Starting with
    version 8.2.0 of Solr, use of this parameter requires setting the Java System property
    "enable.dih.dataConfigParam" to true. (CVE-2019-0193)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-7283-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that the Apache Solr DataImportHandler module incorrectly handled certain request     parameters in a default configuration. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute     arbitrary code.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

A security vulnerability was discovered in lucene-solr, an enterprise search server.

The DataImportHandler, an optional but popular module to pull in data from databases and other sources, has a feature in which the whole DIH configuration can come from a request's 'dataConfig' parameter. The debug mode of the DIH admin screen uses this to allow convenient debugging / development of a DIH config. Since a DIH config can contain scripts, this parameter is a security risk. Starting from now on, use of this parameter requires setting the Java System property 'enable.dih.dataConfigParam' to true. For example this can be achieved with solr-tomcat by adding -Denable.dih.dataConfigParam=true to JAVA_OPTS in /etc/default/tomcat7.

For Debian 8 'Jessie', this problem has been fixed in version 3.6.2+dfsg-5+deb8u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your lucene-solr packages.

NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

A security vulnerability was discovered in lucene-solr, an enterprise search server.

The DataImportHandler, an optional but popular module to pull in data from databases and other sources, has a feature in which the whole DIH configuration can come from a request's 'dataConfig' parameter. The debug mode of the DIH admin screen uses this to allow convenient debugging / development of a DIH config. Since a DIH config can contain scripts, this parameter is a security risk. Starting from now on, use of this parameter requires setting the Java System property 'enable.dih.dataConfigParam' to true. For example this can be achieved with solr-tomcat by adding -Denable.dih.dataConfigParam=true to JAVA_OPTS in /etc/default/tomcat8.

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 3.6.2+dfsg-10+deb9u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your lucene-solr packages.

For the detailed security status of lucene-solr please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/lucene-solr

NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
98930	Apache Solr < 8.2.0 Remote Code Execution	Web App Scanning	Component Vulnerability	1/27/2020	3/14/2023	high
422541	SCA: security update for org.apache.solr:solr-core (GHSA-3gm7-v7vw-866c)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	3/28/2025	7/2/2026	high
422541	SCA: security update for org.apache.solr:solr-core (GHSA-3gm7-v7vw-866c)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	3/28/2025	7/2/2026	high
216589	Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : Apache Solr vulnerability (USN-7283-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	2/21/2025	2/21/2025	high
129800	Debian DLA-1954-1 : lucene-solr security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	10/11/2019	4/18/2024	high
139625	Debian DLA-2327-1 : lucene-solr security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	8/18/2020	2/26/2024	high

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