CVE-2020-13941 json
Improper Input Validation in Apache Solr
published 2020-08-17 6 y ago modified 2026-09-08 2 mo ago also BIT-solr-2020-13941 , EUVD-2022-0754 , GHSA-2467-h365-j7hm
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 5.3%
- EPSS 5.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Reported in SOLR-14515 (private) and fixed in SOLR-14561 (public), released in Solr version 8.6.0. The Replication handler (https://lucene.apache.org/solr/guide/8_6/index-replication.html#http-api-commands-for-the-replicationhandler) allows commands backup, restore and deleteBackup. Each of these take a location parameter, which was not validated, i.e you could read/write to any location the solr user can access.
Patch / fix
- maven org.apache.solr:solr-parent 8.6.0
- bitnami solr 8.6.0
- apache solr 8.6.0
- lucene-solr Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.6.2+dfsg-23
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2020-13941
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2020-13941 updated cvss 8.8
solr: replication handler allows a read-write operations to any location the solr user can access
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Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 solr-core Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 solr-core Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 solr-coreaffected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
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Red Hat Fuse 7 camel-solr camel-solr Red Hat Integration Camel K 1 camel-solr camel-solr Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 solr-corenot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
5.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| OSV | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.apache.solr:solr-parent | <8.6.0 |
8.6.0 |
| bitnami | solr | <8.6.0 |
8.6.0 |
Affected products
- n/a Apache Solr
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/rf54e7912b7d2b72c63ec54a7afa4adcbf16268dcc63253767dd67d60%40%3Cgeneral.lucene.apache.org%3E
web, mailing-list, vendor-advisory, advisory
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/rbcd9dff009ed19ffcc2b09784595fc1098fc802a5472f81795f893be%40%3Ccommits.lucene.apache.org%3E
mailing-list, web
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/rc400db37710ee79378b6c52de3640493ff538c2beb41cefdbbdf2ab8%40%3Ccommits.submarine.apache.org%3E
mailing-list, web
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/r1d4a247329a8478073163567bbc8c8cb6b49c6bfc2bf58153a857af1%40%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
mailing-list, web
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13941
advisory, web
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/r1d4a247329a8478073163567bbc8c8cb6b49c6bfc2bf58153a857af1@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
web
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/rbcd9dff009ed19ffcc2b09784595fc1098fc802a5472f81795f893be@%3Ccommits.lucene.apache.org%3E
web
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/rc400db37710ee79378b6c52de3640493ff538c2beb41cefdbbdf2ab8@%3Ccommits.submarine.apache.org%3E
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-13941
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-2467-h365-j7hm
- NVD CVE-2020-13941
- OSV BIT-solr-2020-13941
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