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Medium

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in Apache Solr

  • Disclosed: 17.05.2022
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 11:20

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Admin UI in Apache Solr before 5.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted fields that are mishandled during the rendering of the (1) Analysis page, related to webapp/web/js/scripts/analysis.js or (2) Schema-Browser page, related to webapp/web/js/scripts/schema-browser.js.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.apache.solr:solr-core < 5.1.0 5.1.0

References

CVSS score 6.1/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
org.apache.solr:solr-core
Disclosed
17.05.2022
Updated
11.10.2026 11:20

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-mx2h-hf7j-2x3p - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: org.apache.solr:solr-core

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (31) in the archive
Total entries
31
First → latest
10.2018 06.2026
Without a fix
1
Exploited in attacks
2

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 4
  • High 16
  • Medium 10
  • Low 1

Disclosures per year

Severity:
  1. Apache Solr has hardcoded credentials in the Basic Authentication setup tool
    High · 8.1 CVE-2026-44825 >= 9.4.0, <= 9.10.1, = 10.0.0 no fix
  2. Apache Solr: Insufficient file-access checking in standalone core-creation requests
    High · 7.1 CVE-2026-22444 >= 8.6.0, < 9.10.1 9.10.1
  3. Apache Solr: Unauthorized bypass of certain "predefined permission" rules in the RuleBasedAuthorizationPlugin
    High · 8.2 CVE-2026-22022 >= 5.3.0, < 9.10.1 9.10.1
  4. Apache Solr vulnerable to Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
    High CVE-2025-24814 < 9.8.0 9.8.0
  5. Apache Solr: Backup/Restore APIs allow for deployment of executables in malicious ConfigSets
    High · 8.8 CVE-2023-50386 >= 6.0.0, < 8.11.3, >= 9.0.0, < 9.4.1 8.11.3, 9.4.1
  6. Apache Solr can leak certain passwords due to System Property redaction logic inconsistencies
    High · 7.5 CVE-2023-50291 >= 6.0.0, < 8.11.3, >= 9.0.0, < 9.3.0 8.11.3, 9.3.0
  7. Apache Solr vulnerable to XML Bomb
    High · 7.5 CVE-2019-12401 < 5.0.0 5.0.0
  8. Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Apache Solr
    High CVE-2012-6612 < 4.1.0 4.1.0
  9. Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in Apache Solr this entry
    Medium · 6.1 CVE-2015-8795 < 5.1.0 5.1.0
  10. Apache Solr insecure inter-node communication
    High · 7.5 CVE-2017-7660 >= 5.3.0, < 5.5.5, >= 6.0.0, < 6.6.0 5.5.5, 6.6.0
  11. Apache Solr Kerberos delegation token functionality flaws
    High · 7.5 CVE-2017-9803 >= 6.2.0, < 6.6.1 6.6.1
  12. Incorrect Authorization in Apache Solr
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2020-13957 >= 6.6.0, < 8.6.3 8.6.3
  13. Improper permission handling in Apache Solr
    High · 7.5 CVE-2021-29262 < 8.8.2 8.8.2
  14. Improper Input Validation in Apache Solr
    High · 7.5 Exploited in attacks CVE-2019-17558 >= 5.0.0, < 8.4.0, >= 6.0.0, < 8.4.0, >= 7.0.0, < 8.4.0, >= 8.0.0, < 8.4.0 8.4.0
  15. Unrestricted upload of file with dangerous type in Apache Solr
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2019-12409 >= 8.1.1, < 8.3.0 8.3.0
  16. XML External Entity (XXE) Injection in Apache Solr
    High · 7.2 Exploited in attacks CVE-2019-0193 < 8.2.0 8.2.0
  17. Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in org.apache.solr:solr-core
    High · 7.5 CVE-2017-3164 >= 1.3.0, < 7.7.0 7.7.0
  18. Critical severity vulnerability that affects org.apache.solr:solr-core
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2019-0192 >= 5.0.0, < 7.0.0, >= 6.0.0, < 7.0.0 7.0.0
  19. Improper Limitation of a Pathname ('Path Traversal') in org.apache.solr:solr-core
    High · 7.5 CVE-2017-3163 < 5.5.4, >= 6.0.0, < 6.4.1 5.5.4, 6.4.1
  20. Remote code execution occurs in Apache Solr
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2017-12629 >= 7.0.0, < 7.1.0, >= 6.0.0, < 6.6.2, >= 5.5.0, < 5.5.5 7.1.0, 6.6.2, 5.5.5
  21. There is a XML external entity expansion (XXE) vulnerability in Apache Solr
    High · 7.5 CVE-2018-1308 >= 1.2, < 6.6.3, >= 7.0.0, < 7.3.0 6.6.3, 7.3.0

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