critical
CVE-2017-12629
Solr: Code execution via entity expansion
In the Trivy database since at least 24 Oct 2026, 07:11 UTCWhen it arrived before that build is not recorded.
Severity by source
NVD9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GHSA9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Red Hat9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD, GHSA, Red Hat. Rated lower by Ubuntu (high).
Description
Remote code execution occurs in Apache Solr before 7.1 with Apache Lucene before 7.1 by exploiting XXE in conjunction with use of a Config API add-listener command to reach the RunExecutableListener class. Elasticsearch, although it uses Lucene, is NOT vulnerable to this. Note that the XML external entity expansion vulnerability occurs in the XML Query Parser which is available, by default, for any query request with parameters deftype=xmlparser and can be exploited to upload malicious data to the /upload request handler or as Blind XXE using ftp wrapper in order to read arbitrary local files from the Solr server. Note also that the second vulnerability relates to remote code execution using the RunExecutableListener available on all affected versions of Solr.
Affected packages and fixed versions
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| maven::GitHub Security Advisory Maven | org.apache.solr:solr-core | 7.1.0, 6.6.2, 5.5.5 |
| Red Hat | lucene, lucene-contrib, lucene-demo and 1 more | no fix listed |
| debian 11 | lucene-solr | 3.6.2+dfsg-11 |
| debian 12 | lucene-solr | 3.6.2+dfsg-11 |
| debian 13 | lucene-solr | 3.6.2+dfsg-11 |
| debian 14 | lucene-solr | 3.6.2+dfsg-11 |
| debian 7 | lucene-solr | 3.6.0+dfsg-1+deb7u3 |
| debian 8 | lucene-solr | 3.6.2+dfsg-5+deb8u1 |
| debian 9 | lucene-solr | 3.6.2+dfsg-10+deb9u1 |
| echo | lucene-solr | 3.6.2+dfsg-11 |
| ubuntu 14.04-ESM | lucene-solr | 3.6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
| ubuntu 16.04 | lucene-solr | 3.6.2+dfsg-8ubuntu0.1 |
Show all 17 entries from 14 sources
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| maven::GitHub Security Advisory Maven | org.apache.solr:solr-core | 7.1.0, 6.6.2, 5.5.5 |
| Red Hat | lucene | no fix listed |
| Red Hat | lucene-contrib | no fix listed |
| Red Hat | lucene-demo | no fix listed |
| Red Hat | lucene-javadoc | no fix listed |
| debian 11 | lucene-solr | 3.6.2+dfsg-11 |
| debian 12 | lucene-solr | 3.6.2+dfsg-11 |
| debian 13 | lucene-solr | 3.6.2+dfsg-11 |
| debian 14 | lucene-solr | 3.6.2+dfsg-11 |
| debian 7 | lucene-solr | 3.6.0+dfsg-1+deb7u3 |
| debian 8 | lucene-solr | 3.6.2+dfsg-5+deb8u1 |
| debian 9 | lucene-solr | 3.6.2+dfsg-10+deb9u1 |
| echo | lucene-solr | 3.6.2+dfsg-11 |
| ubuntu 14.04-ESM | lucene-solr | 3.6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
| ubuntu 16.04 | lucene-solr | 3.6.2+dfsg-8ubuntu0.1 |
| ubuntu 16.04-ESM | lucene-solr | 3.6.2+dfsg-8ubuntu0.1 |
| ubuntu 17.10 | lucene-solr | 3.6.2+dfsg-10+deb9u1build0.17.10.1 |
References
- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/lucene-dev/201710.mbox/%3CCAKrJsP=twErMhzf+FtUMOpCk7+r0pK35hAqoqf_ZtvEoshTgjQ@mail.gmail.com%3E
- http://mail-archives.us.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201710.mbox/%3CCAOOKt51UO_6Vy=j8W=x1pMbLW9VJfZyFWz7pAnXJC_OAdSZubA@mail.gmail.com%3E
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/13/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101261
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3123
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3124
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3244
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3451
All 39 references
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3452
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0002
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0003
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0004
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0005
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12629
- https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/CVE-2017-12629
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1501529
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mh7g-99w9-xpjm
- https://github.com/apache/lucene
- https://github.com/apache/lucene-solr/commit/3bba91131b5257e64b9d0a2193e1e32a145b2a2
- https://github.com/apache/lucene-solr/commit/d8000beebfb13ba0b6e754f84c760e11592d8d1
- https://github.com/apache/lucene-solr/commit/f9fd6e9e26224f26f1542224ce187e04c27b268
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SOLR-11477
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r140128dc6bb4f4e0b6a39e962c7ca25a8cbc8e48ed766176c931fccc@%3Cusers.solr.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r26c996b068ef6c5e89aa59acb769025cfd343a08e63fbe9e7f3f720f@%3Coak-issues.jackrabbit.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3da74965aba2b5f5744b7289ad447306eeb2940c872801819faa9314@%3Cusers.solr.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r95df34bb158375948da82b4dfe9a1b5d528572d586584162f8f5aeef@%3Cusers.solr.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00028.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12629
- https://s.apache.org/FJDl
- https://twitter.com/ApacheSolr/status/918731485611401216
- https://twitter.com/joshbressers/status/919258716297420802
- https://twitter.com/searchtools_avi/status/918904813613543424
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4259-1
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4259-1
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4259-1/
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12629
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4124
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43009
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43009/