# CVE-2024-52012: Apache Solr: Configset upload on Windows allows arbitrary path write-access

- Also known as: GHSA-4P5M-GVPF-F3X5, BIT-SOLR-2024-52012
- Severity: CVSS 5.4 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 9.8.0
- Published: 2025-01-27 · Updated: 2025-02-06

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Solr: from 6.6, through 9.7.0
- org.apache.solr:solr-core (Maven): from 6.6, fixed in 9.8.0

## Description

Relative Path Traversal vulnerability in Apache Solr. Solr instances running on Windows are vulnerable to arbitrary filepath write-access, due to a lack of input-sanitation in the "configset upload" API. Commonly known as a "zipslip", maliciously constructed ZIP files can use relative filepaths to write data to unanticipated parts of the filesystem. This issue affects Apache Solr: from 6.6 through 9.7.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 9.8.0, which fixes the issue. Users unable to upgrade may also safely prevent the issue by using Solr's "Rule-Based Authentication Plugin" to restrict access to the configset upload API, so that it can only be accessed by a trusted set of administrators/users.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache Solr, org.apache.solr:solr-core, upgrade to a fixed version (9.8.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/yp39pgbv4vf1746pf5yblz84lv30vfxd

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