CVE-2018-1308

Description

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.07% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: Apache Software Foundation Apache Solr
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4194 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00025.html third party advisory mailing list
https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201804.mbox/%3C000001d3cf68%245ac69af0%241053d0d0%24%40apache.org%3E mailing list third party advisory mitigation
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SOLR-11971 issue tracking third party advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/708d94141126eac03011144a971a6411fcac16d9c248d1d535a39451%40%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-1308?
CVE-2018-1308 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-1308?
To fix CVE-2018-1308, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-1308 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-1308 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-1308?
CVE-2018-1308 affects Apache Software Foundation Apache Solr.
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