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Incorrect Authorization in Apache Solr

Critical severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 10, 2021 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 1, 2023

Package

maven org.apache.solr:solr-parent (Maven)

Affected versions

< 8.8.2

Patched versions

8.8.2

Description

When using ConfigurableInternodeAuthHadoopPlugin for authentication, Apache Solr versions prior to 8.8.2 would forward/proxy distributed requests using server credentials instead of original client credentials. This would result in incorrect authorization resolution on the receiving hosts.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Apr 13, 2021
Reviewed Apr 14, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 10, 2021
Last updated Feb 1, 2023

Severity

Critical

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS score

0.146%
(52nd percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2021-29943

GHSA ID

GHSA-vf7p-j8x6-xvwp

Source code

No known source code
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