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CVE-2019-12401
Solr versions 1.3.0 to 1.4.1, 3.1.0 to 3.6.2 and 4.0.0...
Vulnerability Description
Solr versions 1.3.0 to 1.4.1, 3.1.0 to 3.6.2 and 4.0.0 to 4.10.4 are vulnerable to an XML resource consumption attack (a.k.a. Lol Bomb) via it’s update handler.?By leveraging XML DOCTYPE and ENTITY type elements, the attacker can create a pattern that will expand when the server parses the XML causing OOMs.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/7ab5e95a1a0b4f35ffe53f1eb0cb74b4348b49d41b72ac155b843fa2%40%3Cgeneral.lucene.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/048ae6e4f84a88e8856f766320b48ad91f9fca2c6f621aa2c40088fe%40%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/10/1
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/521d10a19bfb590f86dff41820ccfb11e92281f233a12c882650931e%40%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1c92300643f48f13bc59b15e3f886ba62bae1798c7d4c2e5c1ece09b%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/60a924662ead9aeea74e8ea128d9ca935f8de925aa71b15ab2787d6a%40%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/db8eaca456d03c00a66cbe37548978318d424b9997e3fd7f5c65dffe%40%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E
- http://mail-archives.us.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201909.mbox/%3CCAECwjAXU4%3DkAo5DeUJw7Kvk67sgCmajAN7LGZQNjbjZ8gv%3DBdw%40mail.gmail.com%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/0ec231c5ed8d242890e21806d25fdd47f80cc47cac278d2fc1c9c579%40%3Cdev.lucene.apache.org%3E
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190926-0002/
- https://github.com/DrunkenShells/Disclosures/tree/master/CVE-2019-12401-XML%20Bomb-Apache%20Solr
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Vulnerable Versions:
1.3.0 to 1.4.1, 3.1.0 to 3.6.2, 4.0.0 to 4.10.4
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 10th, 2019
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.