CVE-2013-6408

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-6408
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-12-07 20:55:02 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe DocumentAnalysisRequestHandler in Apache Solr before 4.3.1 does not properly use the EmptyEntityResolver, which allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via XML data containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-6407.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.4 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

EPSS: 0.113910000 probability, percentile 0.935920000 (date 2026-04-29)

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Solr 3.6.0 All All All
Application Apache Solr 3.6.1 All All All
Application Apache Solr 3.6.2 All All All
Application Apache Solr 4.0.0 All All All
Application Apache Solr 4.0.0 alpha All All
Application Apache Solr 4.0.0 beta All All
Application Apache Solr 4.1.0 All All All
Application Apache Solr 4.2.0 All All All
Application Apache Solr 4.2.1 All All All
Application Apache Solr All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: Apache Solr XXE af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
ViewVC Exception af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.apache.org
Security Advisory SA59372 - Debian update for lucene-solr - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
[SOLR-4881] Fix DocumentAnalysisRequestHandler to correctly use EmptyEntityResolver - ASF JIRA af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.apache.org Patch
Security Advisory SA55542 - Apache Solr XML External Entities Vulnerability - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
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