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CVE-2019-12401GHSA-JQ2W-W7V2-69Q5

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.

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Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 5.0.0
1 proof of concept on GitHub

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
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Affected versions

  • Apache Solr

    1.3.0 to 1.4.1, 3.1.0 to 3.6.2, 4.0.0 to 4.10.4

  • org.apache.solr:solr-coreMaven

    fixed in 5.0.0

References 12

lists.apache.org

openwall.com

mail-archives.us.apache.org

security.netapp.com

GitHub · DrunkenShells/Disclosures

GitHub · mbadanoiu/CVE-2019-12401