Information disclosure in Apache Solr

Published: 2024-01-14

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE-ID	CVE-2023-50290
CWE-ID	CWE-200
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Apache Solr Client/Desktop applications / Other client software
Vendor	Apache Foundation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU85351

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-50290

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the application discloses values of environment variables via the Metrics API. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache Solr: 9.0.0 - 9.2.1

External links

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2024/q1/20
http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SOLR-16808

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.