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GHSA-gg7w-pw2r-x2cq BIT-solr-2023-50290 CVE-2023-50290

Apache Solr allows read access to host environmet variables

Medium Maven
Severity
6.5 / 10
Medium · CVSS 3.1
Exploit chance (EPSS)
68.45%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 99.33% of scored vulnerabilities.
Known exploited
No
Not in CISA's catalog
Weakness
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Fix
9.3.0
Upgrade org.apache.solr:solr-core to this version or later

Description

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Apache Solr.

The Solr Metrics API publishes all unprotected environment variables available to each Apache Solr instance. Users are able to specify which environment variables to hide, however, the default list is designed to work for known secret Java system properties. Environment variables cannot be strictly defined in Solr, like Java system properties can be, and may be set for the entire host, unlike Java system properties which are set per-Java-proccess.

The Solr Metrics API is protected by the "metrics-read" permission. Therefore, Solr Clouds with Authorization setup will only be vulnerable via users with the "metrics-read" permission.

This issue affects Apache Solr: from 9.0.0 before 9.3.0.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 9.3.0 or later, in which environment variables are not published via the Metrics API.

Affected versions

Maven

PackageVulnerableFixed in
org.apache.solr:solr-core
>= 9.0.0, < 9.3.0
9.3.0

How to fix

Move to the fixed version or later with your package manager, update the lockfile, and run your tests. If the package only arrives through another dependency, upgrade that dependency first. If none of its releases pulls a fixed version yet, force the version with your package manager's override.

org.apache.solr:solr-core Maven → 9.3.0

maven
<dependency><groupId>org.apache.solr</groupId><artifactId>solr-core</artifactId><version>9.3.0</version></dependency>
gradle
implementation("org.apache.solr:solr-core:9.3.0")

Severity breakdown

CVSS 3.1 6.5

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Weakness

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

How to prevent it
  • Architecture and Design: Compartmentalize the system to have "safe" areas where trust boundaries can be unambiguously drawn. Do not allow sensitive data to go outside of the trust boundary and always be careful when interfacing with a compartment outside of the safe area. Ensure that appropriate compartmentalization is built into the system design, and the compartmentalization allows for and reinforces privilege separation functionality. Architects and designers should rely on the principle of least privilege to decide the appropriate time to use privileges and the time to drop privileges.

References

Timeline

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  3. Latest EPSS score
AdvisorySeverityWhy it's related
CVE-2019-17558
Improper Input Validation in Apache Solr
High Known exploited Also affects org.apache.solr:solr-core
CVE-2019-0193
XML External Entity (XXE) Injection in Apache Solr
High Known exploited Also affects org.apache.solr:solr-core
GHSA-qhr7-h655-pw6r
Apache Solr has hardcoded credentials in the Basic Authentication setup tool
Critical Also affects org.apache.solr:solr-core
GHSA-vc2w-4v3p-2mqw
Apache Solr: Insufficient file-access checking in standalone core-creation requests
High Also affects org.apache.solr:solr-core
GHSA-qr3p-2xj2-q7hq
Apache Solr: Unauthorized bypass of certain "predefined permission" rules in the RuleBasedAuthorizationPlugin
High Also affects org.apache.solr:solr-core
GHSA-68r2-fwcg-qpm8
Apache Solr vulnerable to Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
Medium Also affects org.apache.solr:solr-core
GHSA-4p5m-gvpf-f3x5
Apache Solr Relative Path Traversal vulnerability
Medium Also affects org.apache.solr:solr-core
GHSA-37vr-vmg4-jwpw
Apache Solr: Backup/Restore APIs allow for deployment of executables in malicious ConfigSets
High Also affects org.apache.solr:solr-core
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