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Apache Solr < 5.1 Multiple XSS

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 8975

Synopsis

The remote web server contains a Java application that is affected by multiple persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities.

Description

Versions of Apache Solr prior to 5.1 are affected by two persistent cross-site scripting vulnerabilities. Specifically, these affect the Schema-Browser page and Analysis page due to a failure to sanitize field names used in queries before returning them to the user of the Solr administration panel. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary JavaScript within the context of a victim's browser, allowing the attacker to steal session information, log key strokes, and perform other malicious attacks.

Solution

Upgrade to Solr 5.1 or later.

See Also

http://lucene.apache.org/solr/5_1_0/changes/Changes.html

https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SOLR-7346

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 8975

Family: CGI

Published: 10/15/2015

Updated: 3/6/2019

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apache:solr

Patch Publication Date: 4/3/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/3/2015