Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in webapp/web/js/scripts/plugins.js in the stats…
Priority LOW 33CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in webapp/web/js/scripts/plugins.js in the stats page in the Admin UI in Apache Solr before 5.3.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the entry parameter to a plugins/cache URI.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03286 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.apache.solr:solr-core (Maven): 5.3.1
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.apache.solr:solr-core (Maven) | before 5.3.1 | 5.3.1 | Patch available | GHSA-v6gf-x8fp-532v |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.apache.solr:solr-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 5.3.1 Fixed in 5.3.1 Patch available GHSA-v6gf-x8fp-532v
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-v6gf-x8fp-532v org.apache.solr:solr-core (Maven) Fixed in 5.3.1 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-8797
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v6gf-x8fp-532v
References
More Apache Solr vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-30303 Apache Solr: Authentication bypass possible using a fake URL Path ending CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-13101 Injection in Apache Solr KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-00170 Code injection in Apache Solr KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-09240 SSRF vulnerability with the Replication handler CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-09354 XML external entity injection in Apache Solr before 7.1 with Apache Lucene before 7.1 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2015-8797 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-8797 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v6gf-x8fp-532v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-8797 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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