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TI-2018-01211 Aliases CVE-2018-1308GHSA-3pph-2595-cgfh

XML external entity injection in Apache Solr

Priority MEDIUM 52CWE-611Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-611 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

This vulnerability in Apache Solr 1.2 to 6.6.2 and 7.0.0 to 7.2.1 relates to an XML external entity expansion (XXE) in the `&dataConfig=<inlinexml>` parameter of Solr's DataImportHandler. It can be used as XXE using file/ftp/http protocols in order to read arbitrary local files from the Solr server or the internal network.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.20823 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.apache.solr:solr-core (Maven): 6.6.3, 7.3.0

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache Solr1.2 to 6.6.2; 7.0.0 to 7.2.1—No fix listedCNA
—org.apache.solr:solr-core (Maven)1.2 to before 6.6.36.6.3Patch availableGHSA-3pph-2595-cgfh
—org.apache.solr:solr-core (Maven)7.0.0 to before 7.3.07.3.0Patch availableGHSA-3pph-2595-cgfh
  • Apache Solr VendorApache Affected 1.2 to 6.6.2; 7.0.0 to 7.2.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.apache.solr:solr-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 1.2 to before 6.6.3 Fixed in 6.6.3 Patch available GHSA-3pph-2595-cgfh
  • org.apache.solr:solr-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 7.0.0 to before 7.3.0 Fixed in 7.3.0 Patch available GHSA-3pph-2595-cgfh

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:solr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2 – 6.6.2; 7.0.0 – 7.2.1VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:solr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 – 6.6.2; 7.0.0 – 7.2.1 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-3pph-2595-cgfh org.apache.solr:solr-core (Maven) Fixed in 6.6.3 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-3pph-2595-cgfh org.apache.solr:solr-core (Maven) Fixed in 7.3.0 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 9 products
  • JBoss Developer Studio 11
  • Red Hat Fuse 7
  • Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6
  • Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6
  • Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6
  • Red Hat JBoss Fuse Integration Service 2
  • Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6
  • Red Hat JBoss Portal 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1308
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3pph-2595-cgfh

References

Advisory 6

Other 5

  • 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
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