Apache Solr Search Template Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	67530
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	May 20 2014 12:00AM
Updated:	May 20 2014 12:00AM
Credit:	jkmac
Vulnerable:	OpenCMS OpenCMS 9 Apache Solr 4.6 Apache Solr 4.5.1 Apache Solr 4.4 Apache Solr 4.3.1 Apache Solr 4.0 beta Apache Solr 4.0 alpha Apache Solr 3.6.1 Apache Solr 5.0 Apache Solr 4.5.0 Apache Solr 4.4 Apache Solr 4.3.0 Apache Solr 4.3 Apache Solr 4.2.1 Apache Solr 4.2.0 Apache Solr 4.1.0 Apache Solr 4.1 Apache Solr 4.0.0 Apache Solr 4.0-BETA Apache Solr 3.6.2 Apache Solr 3.6.0
Not Vulnerable:

Apache Solr Search Template Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

The Apache Solr is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

Apache Solr Search Template Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.

Apache Solr Search Template Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• Apache Solr Homepage (Apache)
  
• XSS - find.searchhub.org, opencms version9 and others (seclists.org)