Improper Authentication in Apache Solr - CVE-2024-45216

 

Improper Authentication in Apache Solr - CVE-2024-45216

Published: October 15, 2024 / Updated: December 6, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU98526
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-45216
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in the PKIAuthenticationPlugin when handling URLs. A remote attacker can bypass authentication process using a fake URL ending at the end of any Solr API URL path and gain unauthorized access to the application.


Affected software

Apache Solr
Operations Analytics - Log Analysis
Operational Decision Manager
SAP Commerce Cloud

How to mitigate CVE-2024-45216

Install updates from vendor's website.

Apache Solr - addressed in versions 8.11.4, 9.7.0
Operations Analytics - Log Analysis - update to 1.3.8.0

Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

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