Apache Solr 6.6.x < 6.6.7 / 7.x < 7.7.4 / 8.x < 8.6.3 Authentication Bypass (CVE-2020-13957)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 181480

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Synopsis

The remote web server contains a Java application that is affected by an authentication bypass vulnerability.

Description

The version of Apache Solr running on the remote host is 6.6.x prior to 6.6.7, or 7.x prior to 7.7.4, or 8.x prior to 8.6.3. It is, therefore, affected by an authentication bypass vulnerability. Apache Solr 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.

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

Solution

Upgrade to Apache Solr version 8.6.3 or later, or apply any of the mitigations provided in the vendor's advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 181480

File Name: solr_cve-2020-13957.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 9/15/2023

Updated: 9/18/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-13957

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.1

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apache:solr

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Apache Solr

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/7/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/12/2020

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-13957

Detections

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