CVE-2020-13941

solr: replication handler allows a read-write operations to any location the solr user can access

Published Aug 17, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS 5.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
Reported in SOLR-14515 (private) and fixed in SOLR-14561 (public), released in Solr version 8.6.0. The Replication handler (https://lucene.apache.org/solr/guide/8_6/index-replication.html#http-api-commands-for-the-replicationhandler) allows commands backup, restore and deleteBackup. Each of these take a location parameter, which was not validated, i.e you could read/write to any location the solr user can access.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-0754 Reported in SOLR-14515 (private) and fixed in SOLR-14561 (public), released in Solr version 8.6.0. The Replication handler (https://lucene.apache.org/solr/guide/8_6/index-replication.html#http-api-commands-for-the-replicationhandler) allows commands backup, restore and deleteBackup. Each of these take a location parameter, which was not validated, i.e you could read/write to any location the solr user can access.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-2467-h365-j7hm Improper Input Validation in Apache Solr
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apache
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 12:32 PM
Reserved
Jun 8, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 17, 2020, 1:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:53 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Aug 17, 2020, 12:00 AM