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Apache Solr 1.3.0 < 1.4.1 XML Resource Consumption Attack

high Web App Scanning Plugin ID 98898

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Synopsis

Apache Solr 1.3.0 < 1.4.1 XML Resource Consumption Attack

Description

Solr versions 1.3.0 to 1.4.1, 3.1.0 to 3.6.2 and 4.0.0 to 4.10.4 are vulnerable to an XML resource consumption attack via its update handle; leveraging XML DOCTYPE and ENTITY type elements, a remote, unauthenticated attacker may write data to the server which will expand when the server parses the XML, causing out of memory issues.

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

Solution

Update to Apache Solr version 1.4.1 or latest.

See Also

https://mail-archives.us.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201909.mbox/%3CCAECwjAXU4%3DkAo5DeUJw7Kvk67sgCmajAN7LGZQNjbjZ8gv%3DBdw%40mail.gmail.com%3E

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190926-0002/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 98898

Type: remote

Published: 1/22/2020

Updated: 3/14/2023

Scan Template: api, basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-12401

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-12401

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:2.3:a:apache:solr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/10/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/10/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-12401