Input validation error in Apache Solr - CVE-2020-13941
Published: August 19, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU45762
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 2.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13941
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the Replication handler. A remote authenticated user can bypass security restrictions and read/write data to the filesystem.
Affected software
Apache Solr
How to mitigate CVE-2020-13941
Install updates from vendor's website.
Apache Solr - update to 8.6.0